Henke Surname
Approximately 43,071 people bear this surname
Henke Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Hagano or Heino (hedged place), a pet form of names so beginning, such as Haginold, Haginwarth and Haganrich.
Read More About This SurnameHenke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 28,426 | 1:2,832 | 288 |
| United States | 10,378 | 1:34,926 | 4,356 |
| Brazil | 1,592 | 1:134,469 | 5,132 |
| Poland | 720 | 1:52,790 | 8,327 |
| Canada | 528 | 1:69,783 | 8,002 |
| Australia | 303 | 1:89,095 | 10,253 |
| Switzerland | 205 | 1:40,063 | 5,691 |
| Netherlands | 172 | 1:98,181 | 15,982 |
| Austria | 100 | 1:85,154 | 12,686 |
| Italy | 81 | 1:755,021 | 61,904 |
| Argentina | 68 | 1:628,580 | 44,177 |
| Sweden | 64 | 1:153,856 | 10,752 |
| England | 63 | 1:884,414 | 45,970 |
| Czechia | 44 | 1:241,670 | 33,051 |
| South Africa | 36 | 1:1,504,936 | 77,557 |
| Ukraine | 34 | 1:1,338,903 | 111,766 |
| New Zealand | 28 | 1:161,726 | 18,041 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:254,944 | 12,577 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Latvia | 19 | 1:107,897 | 15,192 |
| Hungary | 18 | 1:545,349 | 33,535 |
| Chile | 16 | 1:1,101,030 | 21,213 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| Peru | 12 | 1:2,648,677 | 28,015 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Paraguay | 8 | 1:904,593 | 9,127 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,026 | 1:48,946 | 5,572 |
Henke (149) may also be a first name.
Henke 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.
User-submitted Reference
German: derivative of the personal name Heinrich. Literal German to English translation of Henken: 'to hang'.
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Average Henke Salary in
United States
$45,121 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Henke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Henke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Henke (Arabic: هينكه) is found most frequently in Germany. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Henke.
How Common Is The Last Name Henke? popularity and diffusion
Henke is the 13,025th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 169,198 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Henke live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 754,880th most widely held given name globally, held by 149 people.
The surname Henke is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 28,426 people, or 1 in 2,832. In Germany Henke is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 20 percent reside and Saxony, where 7 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name is found in 60 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.
Henke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Henke has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,012 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 332 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Henke Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Henke surname are 20.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.09% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Henke earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 55.19% more than the national average, earning €46,603 per year; in Peru they earn 4.12% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,587 per year; in South Africa they earn 246.82% more than the national average, earning R 824,172 per year; in United States they earn 4.57% more than the national average, earning $45,121 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.56% more than the national average, earning $50,956 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Henke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Henke in the Arabic language | ||
| هينكه | hynkh | - |
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