Herckens Surname
Approximately 209 people bear this surname
Herckens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 207 | 1:55,539 | 9,004 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Herckens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Herckens Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Herckens is found most in Belgium. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Herckens.
How Common Is The Last Name Herckens? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,148,257th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 34,868,641 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Herckens live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is carried by 207 people, or 1 in 55,539. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 74 percent live, Walloon Region, where 25 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 0 percent live. Outside of Belgium it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hierckens | 94 | 25 | / |
| Erckens | 93 | 230 | / |
| Herkens | 93 | 144 | / |
| Heerkens | 88 | 1,163 | / |
| Gerckens | 88 | 390 | / |
| Haerkens | 88 | 360 | / |
| Heurkens | 88 | 213 | / |
| Hoerkens | 88 | 62 | / |
| Herckins | 88 | 0 | / |
| Erkens | 86 | 4,295 | / |
| Ercens | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gehrckens | 82 | 90 | / |
| Geerckens | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hearkenss | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gerkens | 80 | 2,057 | / |
| Eerkens | 80 | 192 | / |
| Herkins | 80 | 172 | / |
| Arckens | 80 | 100 | / |
| Hörkens | 80 | 77 | / |
| Harkens | 80 | 40 | / |
| Jerkens | 80 | 33 | / |
| Erchens | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ehrkens | 80 | 0 | / |
| Geerkens | 75 | 905 | / |
| Gehrkens | 75 | 107 | / |
| Hörchens | 75 | 40 | / |
| Heurkins | 75 | 39 | / |
| Harkenss | 75 | 11 | / |
| Girckens | 75 | 9 | / |
| Heerkins | 75 | 6 | / |
| Cherkins | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gerckins | 75 | 1 | / |
| Haerkins | 75 | 0 | / |
| Earckins | 75 | 0 | / |
| Harckins | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hearkins | 75 | 0 | / |
| Erkins | 71 | 228 | / |
| Ercins | 71 | 211 | / |
| Arkens | 71 | 200 | / |
| Irkens | 71 | 18 | / |
| Erkenz | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ahrcns | 71 | 2 | / |
| Harkns | 71 | 2 | / |
| Orkens | 71 | 0 | / |
| Harkins | 67 | 20,575 | / |
| Gerkins | 67 | 125 | / |
| Horkins | 67 | 81 | / |
| Girkens | 67 | 58 | / |
| Eerkensová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arckins | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hirkins | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Herckens
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