Henks Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Georgia

Henks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Henks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Henks (11) may also be a first name.

Henks Last Name Facts

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

Henks is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Henks? popularity and diffusion

Henks is the 2,047,559th most commonly used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. The surname Henks is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Henks live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. Henks is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held given name internationally It is held by 11 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 7,397,121. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Missouri, where 78 percent live, Florida, where 6 percent live and Illinois, where 4 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 12 percent live and Russia, where 11 percent live.

Henks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Henks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Henks surname rose 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Henks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Henks last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.5% registered with the political party.

Henks earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 49.58% more than the national average, earning $64,544 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heinks91315/
Heunks91102/
Hencks9179/
Henkst9141/
Henksh914/
Hennks911/
Chenks910/
Enks8928/
Henncks831/
Hanks8029,108/
Hinks804,054/
Hengs8011/
Eanks804/
Genks802/
Encks801/
Honks801/
Hynks800/
Ienks800/
Hienksch771/
Hengst736,278/
Hincks731,618/
Hancks7362/
Henchs7330/
Hengse7320/
Chinks7318/
Hankss737/
Gencks736/
Hanksh734/
Heings731/
Heangs731/
Chengs731/
Hannks731/
Hankks731/
Honksz731/
Hengsp731/
Henqst730/
Heungs730/
Hohnks730/
Hainks730/
Hinkst730/
Jennks730/
Onks67301/
Engs67102/
Anks6715/
Henx6713/
Heinchs675/
Jnks674/
Inks673/
Chenqus671/
Emks671/
Einecks671/
Ynks671/
Cheungs671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Henks
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