Henriksen Surname
Approximately 33,802 people bear this surname
Henriksen Surname Definition:
(Scandinavian) Henrik’s Son [Dano-Norwegian sön, son]
Henriksen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 14,306 | 1:395 | 30 |
| Norway | 12,581 | 1:409 | 23 |
| United States | 4,041 | 1:89,695 | 10,089 |
| Sweden | 669 | 1:14,719 | 1,255 |
| Canada | 445 | 1:82,799 | 9,222 |
| Australia | 384 | 1:70,301 | 8,321 |
| Thailand | 242 | 1:291,894 | 50,230 |
| England | 150 | 1:371,454 | 26,286 |
| Germany | 144 | 1:559,066 | 46,014 |
| Faroe Islands | 113 | 1:434 | 66 |
| South Africa | 99 | 1:547,250 | 43,124 |
| Spain | 82 | 1:570,147 | 27,179 |
| Greenland | 81 | 1:696 | 119 |
| New Zealand | 64 | 1:70,755 | 10,593 |
| Argentina | 38 | 1:1,124,827 | 67,975 |
| Finland | 34 | 1:161,668 | 14,556 |
| Iceland | 32 | 1:11,878 | 1,089 |
| Brazil | 31 | 1:6,905,624 | 162,221 |
| Switzerland | 23 | 1:357,083 | 27,273 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
The alternate forms: Henriksén (30) are calculated separately.
Henriksen (19) may also be a first name.
Henriksen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Scandinavian) Henrik’s Son [Dano-Norwegian sön, son]
(Danish, Swedish, Norwegian) The son of Henrik (home ruler).
Henriksen Demographics
Average Male Henriksen Height
176.31 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Henriksen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Henriksen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Henriksen occurs most in Denmark. It can appear as: Henriksén. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Henriksen? popularity and diffusion
Henriksen is the 16,428th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 215,595 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Henriksen live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,523,061st most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 19 people.
The last name Henriksen is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is carried by 14,306 people, or 1 in 395. In Denmark Henriksen is most frequent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 29 percent live, Region of Southern Denmark, where 22 percent live and Central Denmark Region, where 22 percent live. Aside from Denmark this last name exists in 72 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 37 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.
Henriksen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Henriksen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 28,864 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 15,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Henriksen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Henriksen last name are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.08% being registered with the political party.
The amount Henriksen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.14% less than the national average, earning 335,217 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 180.51% more than the national average, earning R 666,588 per year; in United States they earn 5.29% more than the national average, earning $45,432 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.75% less than the national average, earning $47,822 CAD per year.
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