Henkens Surname

346,158th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,057 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Henkens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Henkens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium6581:17,4722,678
United States1361:2,665,139160,299
Netherlands1271:132,97020,548
Germany1141:706,18853,880
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France31:22,140,907385,998
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
England11:55,718,059489,080
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Henkens Last Name Facts

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

Henkens is found most frequently in Belgium. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Henkens.

How Common Is The Last Name Henkens? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 346,158th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 6,894,556 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Henkens reside; 85 percent reside in Western Europe and 77 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Henkens is most numerous in Belgium, where it is carried by 658 people, or 1 in 17,472. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 87 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 8 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent are found. Besides Belgium it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 12 percent are found.

Henkens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Henkens has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,236 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Henkens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Henkens last name are 28.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75.61% being registered with the political party.

Henkens earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.59% more than the national average, earning $55,484 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Henckens93602/
Hienkens9391/
Heinkens9385/
Hennkens9318/
Henkins86282/
Hinkens86219/
Hemkens8696/
Genkens8655/
Hankens8619/
Honkens861/
Oenkens861/
Ihnkens860/
Aenkens860/
Heinckiens822/
Jengkens803/
Genckens801/
Haenkins801/
Jennkens800/
Hennkins800/
Inkens7748/
Emkens7720/
Enkins778/
Ankens776/
Genkns772/
Encens771/
Jnkens771/
Heinekenz751/
Hankins7128,659/
Hinkins71606/
Jinkens71316/
Genkins71110/
Ginkens7195/
Hemkems713/
Honkins713/
Ainkens711/
Enkenze711/
Ienkins711/
Ejnkins711/
Yinkens710/
Hemkins710/
Hongkins678/
Jeinkins674/
Jeenkins674/
Hannkins673/
Jenkkins672/
Hankkins671/
Hoinkins671/
Geenkins671/
Jenckins671/
Jehnkins671/
Hanckins670/
Jinckens670/

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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
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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 Henkens
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