Henk Surname

90,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Henk Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Hagano or Heino (hedged place), a pet form of names so beginning, such as Haginold, Haginwarth and Haganrich.

Henk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,6831:30,0063,956
United States1,4421:251,35823,884
Netherlands3731:45,2747,696
Brazil1961:1,092,21638,202
Ecuador1361:116,9556,534
Belarus1051:90,48614,099
Hungary651:151,02013,594
Estonia501:26,4364,834
France421:1,581,493147,826
Poland331:1,151,78076,152
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Austria211:405,49741,758
Suriname191:29,0855,642
England171:3,277,533109,658
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1601:313,86724,665

Henk (127,236) may also be a first name.

Henk 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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Henk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Henk (Georgian: ჰენკ) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Henk? popularity and diffusion

The last name Henk is the 90,480th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,375,528 people. The last name Henk is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Henk live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 8,174th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 127,236 people.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 2,683 people, or 1 in 30,006. In Germany Henk is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 47 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 10 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname exists in 46 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 7 percent are found.

Henk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Henk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Henk surname increased 901 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 113 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Henk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Henk surname are 10.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.62% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Henk earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 139.56% more than the national average, earning 829,084 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.38% more than the national average, earning $46,767 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.89% more than the national average, earning $53,601 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Henke8943,071/
Henck891,507/
Heink89187/
Heynk89133/
Heenk8968/
Hoenk8948/
Chenk8941/
Henkt896/
Hengk892/
Khenk891/
Haenk890/
Heank890/
Enk861,454/
Heinke805,151/
Hencke801,579/
Chenke80399/
Heynck80212/
Hehnke80193/
Khenke80183/
Heinek80146/
Hencks8079/
Heijnk8069/
Hoenck8051/
Heenck8042/
Hennke8038/
Haenck8035/
Heynke8033/
Henkhe8023/
Chenck8013/
Hengke8012/
Khenkh8012/
Hejnek807/
Heinck805/
Henksh804/
Hesink802/
Hemnck801/
Heenek801/
Heanke801/
Hennks801/
Hejnke801/
Heanck800/
Hetnck800/
Ichenk800/
Heunck800/
Heng75271,388/
Hank756,832/
Enke755,212/
Hink753,298/
Enck751,828/
Henc75671/
Enkh75495/
Eink75194/
Honk75186/
Genk75130/
Eank75115/
Engk75107/
Aenk75101/
Hynk7536/
Ienk7526/
Eynk7516/
Enkt7515/
Henx7513/
Ennk753/
Ihnk753/
Oenk752/
Enkp752/
Eunk751/
Enkő751/
Ehnk751/
Enkq751/
Emnk751/
Jhnk751/
Heyneke731,999/
Heineck731,839/
Heineke731,002/
Heincke73374/
Heitink73196/
Heesink73136/
Henková73116/
Hoeynck7387/
Hessink7345/
Heytink7329/
Heeneke7316/
Chengke7310/
Henkova736/
Heankhe734/
Hengkhe733/
Cheanke731/
Hetenck731/
Henncks731/
Khenkhe731/
Khenkqu731/
Henncke731/
Chencke730/
Cheng677,910,012/
Heang6746,031/
Kheng6727,618/
Heinecke676,446/
Heung675,498/
Hynek674,316/
Hinck672,974/
Hinke672,686/
Hieng67761/
Hanck67745/
Einck67543/
Chenkova67475/
Hoeng67439/
Encke67388/
Heyng67176/
Hänke67160/
Heing67159/
Hınık67158/
Engke67155/
Haink67133/
Haeng67111/
Eynck67109/
Yohnk6798/
Hönke6791/
Chink6778/
Hönck6764/
Heinc6756/
Heynecke6754/
Chenc6745/
Haank6744/
Hankh6744/
Jøhnk6743/
Höhnk6741/
Ahank6739/
Esink6738/
Heijtink6731/
Henng6725/
Hengg6723/
Haynk6717/
Honck6716/
Ehnke6713/
Hengs6711/
Huink6711/
Huynk6710/
Hankø6710/
Hemng678/
Chenq676/
Khink675/
Heeng675/
Hengz675/
Eanks674/
Hejnková674/
Hemck674/
Chemk674/
Henqu674/
Henqh674/
Eanck673/
Hengh673/
Hajnk673/
Hengt672/
Chenx672/
Ienck672/
Henct671/
Hinkk671/
Hanhk671/
Hynck671/
Emnke671/
Hynke671/
Hoynk671/
Hijnk671/
Hoink671/
Hongk671/
Hjink671/
Hejnc671/
Genkå671/
Eßink671/
Chesenke671/
Heijneke671/
Ennke671/
Jehnk671/
Jhnke671/
Hannk671/
Iohnk671/
Hohnk671/
Hienc670/
Hynks670/
Einke670/

Henk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Henk in the Georgian language
ჰენკhenk-

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