Harks Surname

530,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Harks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Harks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2801:287,51929,928
Netherlands2331:72,47712,311
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
England31:18,572,686338,250
China21:683,660,78330,601
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Harks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Harks is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Harks? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 530,215th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 11,946,797 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Harks are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 84 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 280 people, or 1 in 287,519. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 88 percent live, Berlin, where 4 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 3 percent live. Besides Germany it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 38 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Harks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Harks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Harks last name grew 142 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Harks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Harks last name are 31.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.57% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Harks earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 57.89% more than the national average, earning $68,129 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.98% less than the national average, earning $40,752 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harcks9113/
Charks916/
Harkst910/
Haarks910/
Harrks910/
Arks899/
Horks80193/
Harkx8052/
Herks8047/
Arksh8014/
Harcs807/
Airks806/
Garks801/
Argks801/
Arcks801/
Hargs801/
Earks801/
Aerks800/
Harkz800/
Hercks739/
Herrks733/
Harchs731/
Harqus731/
Earkst730/
Horcks730/
Chargs730/
Hargst730/
Erks67379/
Args67122/
Horrcks672/
Harx672/
Orks672/
Arkz672/
Arqs671/
Arxs671/
Heurcks670/

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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
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  • 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 Harks
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