Harnack Surname

168,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Harnack Surname Definition:

(German) The hard-necked or obstinate person.

Harnack Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,4861:54,1767,037
United States8001:453,07438,768
Canada1511:244,01123,241
Brazil641:3,344,91195,290
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
England91:6,190,895170,599
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

Harnack (11) may also be a first name.

Harnack Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) The hard-necked or obstinate person.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Harnack Last Name Facts

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

Harnack (Hindi: हरनैक) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Harnack? popularity and diffusion

The last name Harnack is the 168,780th most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,847,810 people. Harnack occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Harnack are found; 59 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Harnack is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used forename at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname Harnack is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 1,486 people, or 1 in 54,176. In Germany Harnack is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent are found and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Harnack Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Harnack has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Harnack surname expanded 941 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 55 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Harnack Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Harnack surname are 22.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.4% registered with the party.

The amount Harnack earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.64% more than the national average, earning $44,719 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.31% more than the national average, earning $55,798 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harnacke93173/
Haarnack9325/
Charnack9312/
Harnak9285/
Harnac921/
Arnack920/
Hornack86374/
Harnock8672/
Garnack8624/
Charnak8621/
Kharnak8615/
Arnak83401/
Arnac83196/
Charnock804,496/
Harnaksh80122/
Chornack809/
Harnnock800/
Hornak771,721/
Garnak77105/
Hornac7769/
Arngak7725/
Garnac777/
Hernak776/
Harnóc775/
Arnaic773/
Arnnak772/
Arnaik771/
Charennac7513/
Harnakova754/
Harnaková751/
Garnaik711,423/
Chornak71271/
Garnock71127/
Horneac7187/
Hornock7174/
Hornackova7134/
Hournac7119/
Charnok7112/
Herneac716/
Charoennak715/
Arnouck712/
Gornack712/
Khornak712/
Hornaik711/
Garnayk711/
Harnnok711/
Charnag711/
Horneak711/
Aurnock710/
Charnaux67186/
Ornak67170/
Ernak67152/
Arnakova6757/
Chornock6737/
Khornake6728/
Ornac677/
Garhnaik676/
Arnaq676/
Garnaaik674/
Charnnok673/
Charnook672/
Arnag672/
Arnok671/
Örnak671/
Garnnaik671/
Arnahake671/
Charnaix671/
Hornocke671/
Kharnouk671/
Ernac671/
Arnoc671/

Harnack Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Harnack in the Hindi language
हरनैकharanaika-

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