Hencke Surname
Approximately 1,579 people bear this surname
Hencke Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Hagano or Heino (hedged place), a pet form of names so beginning, such as Haginold, Haginwarth and Haganrich.
Hencke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 632 | 1:127,382 | 15,532 |
| Brazil | 500 | 1:428,149 | 16,254 |
| United States | 343 | 1:1,056,732 | 77,214 |
| Peru | 63 | 1:504,510 | 14,225 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 62 | 1:809,979 | 50,387 |
Hencke Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Hagano or Heino (hedged place), a pet form of names so beginning, such as Haginold, Haginwarth and Haganrich.
Hencke Demographics
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Hencke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hencke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hencke is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hencke? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 251,029th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,615,292 people. Hencke occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Hencke are found; 41 percent are found in Western Europe and 40 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
Hencke is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 632 people, or 1 in 127,382. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 25 percent are found, Hamburg, where 22 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 22 percent are found.
Hencke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hencke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hencke surname expanded 553 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 42 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hencke Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Hencke last name are 4.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.39% registered with the party.
The amount Hencke earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 49.14% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,860 per year and in United States they earn 6.18% less than the national average, earning $40,482 USD per year.
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