Hencks Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Hencks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg | 52 | 1:11,164 | 1,923 |
| Brazil | 26 | 1:8,233,628 | 183,715 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Hencks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hencks Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hencks is borne by more people in Luxembourg than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hencks.
How Common Is The Last Name Hencks? popularity and diffusion
Hencks is the 2,121,169th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Hencks reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most prevalent in Luxembourg, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 11,164. In Luxembourg Hencks is mostly concentrated in: Esch-sur-Alzette Canton, where 56 percent reside, Luxembourg Canton, where 40 percent reside and Capellen Canton, where 2 percent reside. Barring Luxembourg this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Hencks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hencks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hencks last name contracted 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Hencks
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