Harking Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Wales

Harking Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Harking Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1071:752,38756,374
England91:6,190,895170,599
Wales61:515,75523,171
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Harking (21) may also be a first name.

Harking Last Name Facts

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

The last name Harking has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Harking? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,596,935th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Harking reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 21 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 107 people, or 1 in 752,387. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 99 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent reside and Wales, where 5 percent reside.

Harking Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Harking has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Harking surname decreased 76 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 88 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harkings937/
Hjarking931/
Charking931/
Arking92158/
Harkink86304/
Herking86144/
Garking8616/
Horking8610/
Harcing861/
Horkings80200/
Harching801/
Kharkeng801/
Arkink77152/
Erking7740/
Arkäng776/
Gorking7125/
Herkink7116/
Arching715/
Ourking713/
Horching6718/
Jarquing671/
Heirkink670/
Chorkeung631/
Arcink622/
Arceng621/
Erqing621/
Erkeng621/
Orcing621/
Gorkink57158/
Orkengh5715/
Orching572/
Archeng571/

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Harking Reference & Research

Hawkins FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Harking
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