Heerkens Surname

321,153rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Heerkens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heerkens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,0271:16,4432,529
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
England21:27,859,030389,889
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Suriname11:552,6169,664
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Heerkens Last Name Facts

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

Heerkens has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Heerkens? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 321,153rd most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 6,266,162 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Heerkens are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,027 people, or 1 in 16,443. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Brabant, where 57 percent live, South Holland, where 13 percent live and North Holland, where 11 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands it occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Heerkens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Heerkens surname are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.78% registered with the party.

The amount Heerkens earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 16.82% more than the national average, earning $50,405 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.75% less than the national average, earning $39,376 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eerkens93192/
Herkens93144/
Geerkens88905/
Haerkens88360/
Heurkens88213/
Herckens88209/
Hoerkens8862/
Huerkens887/
Heerkins886/
Erkens864,295/
Hierckens8225/
Geerckens821/
Hearkenss821/
Gerkens802,057/
Erckens80230/
Herkins80172/
Hörkens8077/
Harkens8040/
Jerkens8033/
Yerkens802/
Ehrkens800/
Eerkensová781/
Gerckens75390/
Gehrkens75107/
Heurkins7539/
Geerkins7515/
Harkenss7511/
Cherkins751/
Jeerkins751/
Haerkins750/
Herckins750/
Goerkens750/
Hearkins750/
Erkins71228/
Arkens71200/
Gehrckens7190/
Irkens7118/
Erkenz715/
Ercens712/
Harkns712/
Orkens710/
Harkins6720,575/
Gerkins67125/
Arckens67100/
Horkins6781/
Girkens6758/
Yerkins6758/
Erchens671/
Hirkins670/

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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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  • 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 Heerkens
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