Harkenson Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Harkenson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
Harkenson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Harkenson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Harkenson is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Harkenson? popularity and diffusion
Harkenson is the 2,909,720th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Harkenson occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Harkenson reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 4,119,599. In Nigeria Harkenson is most prevalent in: Akwa Ibom, where 81 percent reside and Rivers, where 19 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkenson | 94 | 5 | / |
| Harkinson | 89 | 226 | / |
| Harkensen | 89 | 3 | / |
| Jarkenson | 89 | 0 | / |
| Heirkenson | 84 | 0 | / |
| Arkinson | 82 | 232 | / |
| Arkenjon | 82 | 1 | / |
| Arkinsson | 78 | 1 | / |
| Arcension | 78 | 1 | / |
| Horkinson | 78 | 0 | / |
| Jorkenson | 78 | 0 | / |
| Kharkynsan | 74 | 1 | / |
| Jorkinson | 67 | 0 | / |
| Harckinsen | 63 | 0 | / |
| Arkinjan | 59 | 1 | / |
| Arquinzone | 53 | 3 | / |
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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 Harkenson
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