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 last name Herckens is most common in Belgium. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Herckens? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,148,257th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 34,868,641 people. The surname Herckens is predominantly found 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 frequent in Belgium, where it is borne by 207 people, or 1 in 55,539. In Belgium it is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 74 percent live, Walloon Region, where 25 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 0 percent live. Beside Belgium it exists in 2 countries. It is also common 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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