Harkens Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Harkens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Harkens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Ireland101:470,89415,820
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland121:311,9359,798
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2271:221,22818,802

Harkens Last Name Facts

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

Harkens is most common in Northern Ireland. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Harkens? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,100,440th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Harkens are found; 63 percent are found in Northern Europe and 63 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Harkens is most commonly occurring in Northern Ireland, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 141,926. Outside of Northern Ireland this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live and Ireland, where 25 percent live.

Harkens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Harkens has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 94 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 89 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Harkens Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (90%) in Ireland.

Harkens earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.42% less than the national average, earning $22,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haerkens93360/
Harkenss9311/
Arkens92200/
Harkns922/
Hearkenss881/
Harkins8620,575/
Herkens86144/
Arckens86100/
Hörkens8677/
Ehrkens860/
Heerkens801,163/
Heurkens80213/
Herckens80209/
Hoerkens8062/
Charkins8044/
Kharkins802/
Haerkins800/
Harrkins800/
Harckins800/
Hearkins800/
Erkens774,295/
Arkins77832/
Arcens77230/
Arknæs7716/
Arkyns7711/
Arkems770/
Orkens770/
D'Harkins751/
Erckens71230/
Eerkens71192/
Herkins71172/
Horkins7181/
Garkins712/
Harkims712/
Atrkins711/
Arckins710/
Hörchens6740/
Heurkins6739/
Jearkins6717/
Heerkins676/
Horchens675/
Jhorkins671/
Herckins670/
Earckins670/

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Harkens Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Harkens
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis