Hensken Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hensken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hensken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Hensken Last Name Facts

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

Hensken occurs most in The Netherlands. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hensken? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 33 percent of Hensken reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Hensken is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 16,887,176. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: North Brabant, where 100 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Hensken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hensken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hensken surname fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Henschken887/
Hinsken86258/
Hansken8655/
Henskin861/
Henschen802,035/
Enskin775/
Hennschen7560/
Heemskenk751/
Genzken7145/
Ensking714/
Hanskin712/
Henzchen6725/
Henßchen677/
Henschin670/
Hinskinck631/
Anskin623/
Inskin621/
Jenscn621/
Hinsckinck5912/
Hinscne571/
Injkn503/

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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 Hensken
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