Harkes Surname

521,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Harkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Harkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2581:65,45411,208
Canada941:391,97434,739
Argentina881:485,72136,028
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Scotland411:130,5818,115
England251:2,228,72284,230
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1021:36,6982,892
England821:297,26120,172
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Harkes (129) may also be a first name.

Harkes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Harkes (Hindi: हरकेस) is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Harkes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Harkes is the 521,888th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 11,697,505 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Harkes live; 41 percent live in Western Europe and 41 percent live in Germanic Europe. Harkes is also the 818,356th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 129 people.

This last name is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 258 people, or 1 in 65,454. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: South Holland, where 56 percent are found, North Holland, where 12 percent are found and Gelderland, where 10 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 15 percent are found and Argentina, where 14 percent are found.

Harkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Harkes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Harkes surname increased 248 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 60 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it fell 70 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Harkes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Harkes surname are 40.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 86.96% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Harkes earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.64% more than the national average, earning $47,309 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.43% more than the national average, earning $52,878 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harkess92747/
Harkies9277/
Charkes9235/
Harkesh9223/
Harkees921/
Hairkes920/
Arkes91411/
Kharkesh867/
Harkeess861/
Charkesh861/
Herkes83840/
Harkis83115/
Arkesh8319/
Arkies8316/
Arkeås831/
Aerkes830/
Arkess830/
Garkes830/
Khairkesh8012/
Harcketts8011/
Harkiss77109/
Heerkes7797/
Herkess7783/
Harques776/
Herckes775/
Charces774/
Arkeise771/
Harqees771/
Arkiess771/
Jhorkes771/
Harkish771/
Jarckes770/
Harkuis770/
Charkhesht7518/
Arkis731,136/
Arces73910/
Erkes73805/
Orkes7326/
Arkeş739/
Arkys733/
Charques7156/
Arkesova7111/
Harkeche712/
Arques673,087/
Arches671,200/
Arkhis67515/
Eerkes67283/
Orkies6744/
Erkhes6726/
Arkais6718/
Hörkäs6715/
Gorkes6715/
Erckes6714/
Arkiss679/
Harcis679/
Herkis678/
Erkess678/
Harqis673/
Arhces672/
Charquese672/
Arkise671/
Arkist671/
Arkeiz671/
Charchesz671/
Orkese671/
Harkiz671/
Arkish671/
Arcess671/
Herkez670/
Orkeys670/
Charquest670/
Arkois670/

Harkes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Harkes in the Hindi language
हरकेसharakesa90.91
हर्केसharkesa4.55
हरकेशharakesa4.55

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Harkes
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