Henken Surname

219,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,861 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Henken Surname User-submission:

German: derivative of the personal name Heinrich. Literal German to English translation of Henken: 'to hang'.

Henken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7501:483,27940,870
Germany6941:116,00214,273
Netherlands2861:59,04610,167
Belgium511:225,42428,627
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France31:22,140,907385,998
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:528,61836,719

Henken (37) may also be a first name.

Henken Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

German: derivative of the personal name Heinrich. Literal German to English translation of Henken: 'to hang'.

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Henken Last Name Facts

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

Henken is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Henken click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Henken? popularity and diffusion

The surname Henken is the 219,675th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,915,930 people. Henken occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Henken reside; 56 percent reside in Western Europe and 53 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Henken is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 37 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 750 people, or 1 in 483,279. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 11 percent live, Wisconsin, where 10 percent live and Illinois, where 10 percent live. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 37 percent live and The Netherlands, where 15 percent live.

Henken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Henken has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 789 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Henken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Henken are 29.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.58% registered with the party.

The amount Henken earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 24.26% more than the national average, earning R 295,296 per year and in United States they earn 12.81% more than the national average, earning $48,676 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hencken92560/
Heinken92443/
Hennken9211/
Chenken9210/
Khenken921/
Enken91220/
Heineken86535/
Heincken8610/
Henggken862/
Hengkoen861/
Hanken831,622/
Hinken831,214/
Henkin83911/
Ihnken83541/
Honken83333/
Henkyn8381/
Engken8314/
Genken833/
Eenken832/
Khenkn831/
Hencen831/
Henkem831/
Enkaen831/
Heinecken8059/
Henkenová808/
Chengkuen801/
Henchen77518/
Chenkin77211/
Khenkin77199/
Henkyna7796/
Hincken7757/
Hannken7752/
Hancken7749/
Khenkyn7739/
Henkind7716/
Henquen7712/
Chemken7712/
Heemken775/
Hengkyn773/
Chenkyn773/
Henkina772/
Hankenn772/
Hahnken771/
Heinekn771/
Aenkoen771/
Chencen771/
Hengkin771/
Hennkin770/
Hoenkin770/
Heinkin770/
Onken734,391/
Enkin73621/
Anken73552/
Encen7342/
Inken7337/
Enkyn7320/
Ynken732/
Chenchen71912/
Hennchen71113/
Khenkina71112/
Heinking7146/
Khenkyna7143/
Chenkina7142/
Heinekin719/
Hengchen712/
Hingkeng711/
Enkenova711/
Chemkeng711/
Chenking711/
Chenkyna711/
Hencheen710/
Hankin675,093/
Genkin671,242/
Oncken67640/
Hinkin67301/
Chengchen67145/
Enkina67128/
Engkin6796/
Emcken6781/
Honkin6766/
Hankyn6764/
Himken6750/
Enkyna6734/
Hencin6722/
Yonken6720/
Ingken6719/
Ancken6715/
Angken6710/
Hynkyn6710/
Honkyn674/
Enckin673/
Inkeng673/
Ginken672/
Hemkem672/
Inhken672/
Inkesn672/
Jinken672/
Cheangkem672/
Ienkin671/
Innken671/
Eunkin671/
Enquen671/
Chaineken671/
Eimken670/

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