Harkers Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Harkers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Harkers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310

Harkers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Harkers occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Harkers? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,352,516th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Harkers reside; 82 percent reside in Southern Africa and 82 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 1,003,291. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 96 percent live, Free State, where 2 percent live and Gauteng, where 2 percent live. Beside South Africa this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 12 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Harkers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Harkers has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Harkers surname contracted 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Harkers Last Name Statistics demography

Harkers earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 8.58% less than the national average, earning R 217,248 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harkerss936/
Charkers932/
Arkers924/
Herkers861/
Herckers803/
Heerkers801/
Erkers77240/
Orkers772/
D'Herckers7154/
Archers7122/
Orchers571/

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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 Harkers
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