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Where Does The Last Name Hark Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Hark (Arabic: هارك, Bengali: হর্ক, Hindi: हर्क, Marathi: हरक) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Härk. For other possible spellings of Hark click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hark? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Hark is the 190,196^th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,282,678 people. Hark is mostly found in Europe, where 42 percent of Hark live; 38 percent live in North America and 37 percent live in Anglo-North America. Hark is also the 249,846^th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 1,031 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 807 people, or 1 in 449,144. In The United States Hark is most common in: New York, where 14 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Missouri, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 38 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 28 percent live and Egypt, where 8 percent live.

Hark Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Hark has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hark last name expanded 410 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 242 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 87 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hark Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Hark are 15.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.3% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hark earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.86% more than the national average, earning $50,856 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.52% more than the national average, earning $53,916 CAD per year.