Hencken Surname

565,092nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 560 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Hencken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hencken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2751:1,318,03292,126
Germany2561:314,47431,760
England201:2,785,90397,972
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

Hencken Last Name Facts

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

Hencken is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hencken? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hencken is the 565,092nd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 13,013,475 people. Hencken occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Hencken live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Hencken is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 275 people, or 1 in 1,318,032. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Florida, where 16 percent reside, Missouri, where 14 percent reside and California, where 13 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 46 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Hencken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hencken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hencken last name increased 382 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hencken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hencken last name are 20.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.27% being registered to vote for the party.

Hencken earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.98% more than the national average, earning $50,909 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heincken9310/
Henken921,861/
Hencen921/
Heinecken8859/
Henchen86518/
Heinken86443/
Hincken8657/
Hancken8649/
Hennken8611/
Chenken8610/
Khenken861/
Chencen861/
Enken83220/
Encen8342/
Chenchen80912/
Heineken80535/
Hennchen80113/
Henzchen8025/
Hengchen802/
Henggken802/
Hengkoen801/
Hencheen800/
Hanken771,622/
Hinken771,214/
Henkin77911/
Oncken77640/
Ihnken77541/
Honken77333/
Henkyn7781/
Emcken7781/
Hencin7722/
Ancken7715/
Engken7714/
Genken773/
Enckin773/
Eenken772/
Khenkn771/
Henkem771/
Enkaen771/
Chengchen75145/
Henkenová758/
Chengkuen751/
Henzschen751/
Chenkin71211/
Khenkin71199/
Henkyna7196/
Hannken7152/
Khenkyn7139/
Henchin7128/
Henkind7116/
Chemken7112/
Henquen7112/
Chencin7111/
Heemken715/
Chenkyn713/
Hengkyn713/
Henkina712/
Hankenn712/
Hengkin711/
Aenkoen711/
Heinekn711/
Hengcin711/
Hahnken711/
Hennkin710/
Encking710/
Hanckin710/
Hoenkin710/
Heinkin710/
Hinckin710/
Onken674,391/
Enkin67621/
Anken67552/
Encin67183/
Khenkina67112/
Chenchin6752/
Heinking6746/
Khenkyna6743/
Chenkina6742/
Inken6737/
Enkyn6720/
Heinekin679/
Ynken672/
Heinchin671/
Hingkeng671/
Enkenova671/
Encín671/
Chemkeng671/
Ohncn671/
Chenking671/
Chenkyna671/

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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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  • 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 Hencken
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