Hemken Surname

283,122nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hemken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hemken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8571:93,93911,746
United States4281:846,86764,596
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Hemken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hemken is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hemken? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 283,122nd most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,354,552 people. The surname Hemken occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Hemken reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 857 people, or 1 in 93,939. In Germany Hemken is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 68 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent live and Bremen, where 7 percent live. Beside Germany it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent live and The Netherlands, where 3 percent live.

Hemken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hemken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hemken surname rose 3,057 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hemken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hemken surname are 44.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 91.09% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hemken earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.5% less than the national average, earning $36,892 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.27% less than the national average, earning $37,623 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heimken9256/
Chemken9212/
Heemken925/
Emken911,002/
Hoemmken866/
Chemkeng861/
Emcken8381/
Himken8350/
Hemkin8327/
Ehmken837/
Hamken835/
Hemkem832/
Jemken830/
Eimken830/
Hömmken7731/
Homkaen775/
Haemkin775/
Chemkin775/
Khemkin772/
Heimkin770/
Imken73254/
Emkin73100/
Amken7366/
Emkyn736/
Emkem732/
Jmken731/
Chimkaen7139/
Emkenova7116/
Heimchen7113/
Chemkina714/
Chemchen711/
Hehmchen711/
Immken67122/
Emkina6734/
Emking679/
Homkin676/
Imkaen674/
Hamkin674/
Hemcnd674/
Emkyna673/
Amkaen672/
Chemcn671/
Gimken671/
Gemkin671/
Imcken671/
Amkuen671/
Emckem671/

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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 Hemken
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