Hemkes Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hemkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hemkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands721:234,54430,714
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Mexico501:2,482,52420,876
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Hemkes Last Name Facts

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

Hemkes is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Hemkes.

How Common Is The Last Name Hemkes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 990,978th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 28,137,243 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Hemkes live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Hemkes is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 234,544. In The Netherlands Hemkes is most common in: North Holland, where 33 percent are found, Overijssel, where 24 percent are found and Friesland, where 14 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Hemkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hemkes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hemkes last name expanded 371 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hemkes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hemkes last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70% registered with the party.

Hemkes earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.86% less than the national average, earning $36,738 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heimkes92166/
Emkes91270/
Hiemkeis861/
Homkes8386/
Oemkes8327/
Emkies8313/
Hamkes831/
Eimkes830/
Ehmkes830/
Hemches771/
Emkiess771/
Eimckes771/
Amkes7326/
Emkis731/
Jimkes6761/
Emques6711/
Amkies671/
Homkis670/
Emquies6218/
Khimkis621/
Emquest620/
Hemquist5752/
Jmqes551/
Emquis50118/
Emceez501/

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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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  • 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 Hemkes
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