Harkeness Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Harkeness Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Harkeness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Harkeness Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Harkeness Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Harkeness occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Harkeness? popularity and diffusion

Harkeness is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Harkeness reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Harkeness is primarily found in: Alabama, where 20 percent reside, Florida, where 20 percent reside and Georgia, where 20 percent reside.

Harkeness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Harkeness has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Harkeness surname rose 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Harkeness Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harkiness892/
Harkene881/
Harkener821/
Harkines820/
Harkeni7521/
Arcenes754/
Arkenäs752/
Arkines751/
Arkenge751/
Arkenea751/
Arkeine751/
Harkena751/
Arkones751/
Kharkeni7114/
Kharkine714/
Harcones711/
Erkenesh711/
Harchene711/
Harkayne711/
Arceanes711/
Harkenay710/
Garkeene710/
Horkanes710/
Herkines710/
Arcene6786/
Kharkineh6762/
Harkinish6715/
Arkine6712/
Arquiness671/
Arkena671/
Arkyne671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Harkeness
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