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
The last name Henriksen is more frequently found in Denmark than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Henriksén. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Henriksen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 16,428th most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 215,595 people. Henriksen is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of Henriksen reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 82 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 19 people.
It is most prevalent in Denmark, where it is borne by 14,306 people, or 1 in 395. In Denmark Henriksen is most numerous in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 29 percent are found, Region of Southern Denmark, where 22 percent are found and Central Denmark Region, where 22 percent are found. Besides Denmark this last name exists in 72 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 37 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.
Henriksen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Henriksen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Henriksen last name increased 28,864 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 15,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Henriksen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Henriksen are 8.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national 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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