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

Harks is found most in Germany. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Harks? popularity and diffusion

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

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 280 people, or 1 in 287,519. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 88 percent reside, Berlin, where 4 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 3 percent reside. Other than Germany it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 38 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Harks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Harks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held 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 bearing the Harks last name are 31.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.57% registered to vote for the political 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
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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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