Henker Surname

158,951st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,746 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Henker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Henker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,8221:44,1855,788
Brazil5181:413,27115,694
United States1971:1,839,893120,150
Colombia521:918,7328,918
Canada511:722,46357,796
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
France81:8,302,840321,660
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
England51:11,143,612252,590
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Henker (13) may also be a first name.

Henker Last Name Facts

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

Henker (Arabic: حنقر) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Henker? popularity and diffusion

The surname Henker is the 158,951st most common surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,653,877 people. The surname Henker occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Henker live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe. Henker is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring forename internationally, borne by 13 people.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 1,822 people, or 1 in 44,185. In Germany it is most frequent in: Saxony, where 64 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent live. Excluding Germany it is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Henker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Henker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Henker surname rose 259 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Henker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Henker last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Henker earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 5.56% more than the national average, earning $23,964,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 27.32% more than the national average, earning $54,936 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.3% more than the national average, earning $68,714 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hencker92259/
Heinker92135/
Chenker9215/
Henåker9214/
Enker91106/
Henckert86187/
Heincker8676/
Heyneker8639/
Heineker8623/
Chenkier863/
Heinkcer861/
Chencker861/
Chenkere861/
Chenkher861/
Henckerp861/
Hanker83590/
Hinker83535/
Hönker8391/
Enkert8359/
Honker8338/
Ennker8311/
Engker838/
Henkre836/
Hencer834/
Hynker834/
Hänker832/
Eunker831/
Genker831/
Enkere831/
Eanker830/
Heinecker80116/
Heijneker809/
Heinneker800/
Huinker77483/
Hincker77360/
Hencher77261/
Eineker7742/
Hinkert7732/
Henquer7728/
Hannker7721/
Heincer7714/
Hemcker7713/
Hancker7710/
Hemåker777/
Jenåker776/
Chenkir775/
Hemkerd775/
Hinkerd773/
Jenkeir771/
Hinkier771/
Hoinker771/
Eankert771/
Hangker771/
Heimker771/
Eincker771/
Jencker770/
Ahanker770/
Einnker770/
Anker737,278/
Inker73381/
Onker73127/
Emker73103/
Önker7383/
Encer7321/
Ynker731/
Chinkere71650/
Einecker71103/
Chenquer7110/
Chencher7110/
Chenkhir718/
Chinkerd712/
Oehncker712/
Henncher711/
Hayneker711/
Hanncker711/
Hemckeir711/
Yonker672,557/
Ancker67407/
Hankir67359/
Oncker67152/
Angker67110/
Ankier6773/
Ginker6743/
Jänker6730/
Anåker6725/
Hencir6719/
Hencre6719/
Hincer6717/
Jinker6711/
Inkier679/
Inkert679/
Ionker679/
Ongker679/
Inkerd676/
Ankeer676/
Cheinquer673/
Engkir673/
Incker672/
Ankeir672/
Inkerr672/
Inkerø672/
Inkere672/
Ankear671/
Yinker671/
Chinnkere671/
Jønker671/
Hainecker671/
Enkjær671/
Enkhir671/
Hinkir670/
Genkyr670/

Henker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Henker in the Arabic language
حنقرhnqr-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Henker
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