Herken Surname

723,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Herken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1571:512,77443,467
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
Turkey631:1,235,26151,954
Paraguay351:206,7643,828
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Herken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Herken is found most frequently in Germany. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Herken? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 723,769th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,128,224 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Herken live; 41 percent live in Western Europe and 41 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 512,774. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 41 percent live, Berlin, where 32 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live. Not including Germany Herken is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and Turkey, where 16 percent live.

Herken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Herken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Herken last name expanded 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Herken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Herken surname are 27.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.07% being registered with the party.

Herken earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.36% more than the national average, earning $53,229 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cherken925/
Hearken923/
Heurken921/
Herrken920/
Erken9115,883/
Herkenne8655/
Herckent861/
Gerken8314,473/
Harken83954/
Ercken8375/
Horken8337/
Herkin839/
Hercen834/
Erkoen832/
Herkyn832/
Aerken831/
Erkeen831/
Errken830/
Geerken77873/
Gercken77662/
Herchen77236/
Cherkin77197/
Harcken7724/
Herkink7716/
Kherkin777/
Erkenne772/
Cherkyn772/
Harkeen771/
Cherkem771/
Hjerkin771/
Herckin770/
Cherkenova751/
Erkin736,977/
Örken73480/
Irken73408/
Arken73171/
Orken73121/
Ercen73116/
Erkyn73109/
Erkén7319/
Erkün732/
Harkn731/
Erkenova712,426/
Geercken71164/
Herrchen71109/
Cherkina71100/
Hjerkinn7158/
Cherchen7130/
Cherkyna7111/
Gehrcken7111/
Geehrken712/
Kherkina711/
Cherking711/
Heirkink710/
Heerkind710/
Harkin679,294/
Gerkin671,271/
Erkina671,091/
Orkeen67187/
Härkin67129/
Erkyna67122/
Horkin6780/
Horkyn6764/
Arcken6735/
Girken6727/
Arkeen6723/
Hyrkyn6717/
Harkén6717/
Ierkin6710/
Hyrkin679/
Iorken676/
Hercin676/
Hörkén673/
Yorken672/
Aarken672/
Hirkne671/
Orcken671/
Aerkin671/
Orkien671/
Ergkin671/
Errkem671/
Erkünt671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Herken
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