Henriksen Surname

16,428th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Henriksen Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) Henrik’s Son [Dano-Norwegian sön, son]

Henriksen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark14,3061:39530
Norway12,5811:40923
United States4,0411:89,69510,089
Sweden6691:14,7191,255
Canada4451:82,7999,222
Australia3841:70,3018,321
Thailand2421:291,89450,230
England1501:371,45426,286
Germany1441:559,06646,014
Faroe Islands1131:43466
South Africa991:547,25043,124
Spain821:570,14727,179
Greenland811:696119
New Zealand641:70,75510,593
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
Finland341:161,66814,556
Iceland321:11,8781,089
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Israel111:777,96750,646
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Wales81:386,81619,671
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
China61:227,886,92811,701
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
France51:13,284,544357,392
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Malta11:430,2723,380
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Danish, Swedish, Norwegian) The son of Henrik (home ruler).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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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