Hencker Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Hencker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hencker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1471:1,456,28848,949
Colombia421:1,137,4789,713
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Hencker Last Name Facts

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

Hencker has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hencker? popularity and diffusion

It is the 990,978th most common last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 28,137,243 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Hencker reside; 84 percent reside in South America and 57 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The surname is most widespread in Brazil, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 1,456,288. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 35 percent are found, Espírito Santo, where 24 percent are found and Santa Catarina, where 20 percent are found. Barring Brazil it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 16 percent are found and Argentina, where 10 percent are found.

Hencker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hencker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hencker surname expanded 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hencker Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Hencker earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 57.77% more than the national average, earning $35,817,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 15.36% more than the national average, earning $49,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Henckert93187/
Heincker9376/
Henckerp931/
Chencker931/
Henker922,746/
Hencer924/
Heinecker88116/
Hincker86360/
Hencher86261/
Heinker86135/
Chenker8615/
Heincer8614/
Henåker8614/
Hemcker8613/
Hancker8610/
Eincker861/
Jencker860/
Enker83106/
Encer8321/
Hentschker8292/
Einecker80103/
Heyneker8039/
Heineker8023/
Chencher8010/
Chenkier803/
Oehncker802/
Hanncker801/
Heinkcer801/
Henncher801/
Chenkere801/
Chenkher801/
Hemckeir801/
Hanker77590/
Hinker77535/
Ancker77407/
Oncker77152/
Hönker7791/
Enkert7759/
Honker7738/
Hencre7719/
Hencir7719/
Encher7718/
Hincer7717/
Ennker7711/
Engker778/
Henkre776/
Hynker774/
Incker772/
Hänker772/
Eunker771/
Genker771/
Enkere771/
Eanker770/
Heijneker759/
Chinchker758/
Hainecker751/
Heinneker750/
Huinker71483/
Henchir71231/
Eineker7142/
Hinkert7132/
Henquer7128/
Hannker7121/
Hemåker717/
Jenåker716/
Chenkir715/
Hemkerd715/
Hinkerd713/
Chincer713/
D'Encer711/
Heimker711/
Chencre711/
Hangker711/
Eencher711/
Eankert711/
Hoinker711/
Hinkier711/
Jenkeir711/
Ahanker710/
Hinncer710/
Einnker710/
Himcker710/
Anker677,278/
Incer671,153/
Chinkere67650/
Inker67381/
Onker67127/
Emker67103/
Önker6783/
Encre6723/
Encir6714/
Chenquer6710/
Chenkhir678/
Yncer673/
Chinkerd672/
Ynker671/
Hayneker671/

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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 Hencker
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