Herkins Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Herkins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herkins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:2,499,717152,655
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Herkins Last Name Facts

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

Herkins is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Herkins? popularity and diffusion

The surname Herkins is the 1,310,135th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. Herkins is predominantly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Herkins reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Herkins is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 2,499,717. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 34 percent are found, Ohio, where 28 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 20 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 11 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.

Herkins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Herkins has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Herkins last name expanded 302 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Herkins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Herkins last name are 31.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.18% being registered with the political party.

The amount Herkins earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.09% less than the national average, earning R 125,724 per year and in United States they earn 23.77% more than the national average, earning $53,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heurkins9339/
Heerkins936/
Cherkins931/
Herckins930/
Haerkins930/
Hearkins930/
Erkins92228/
Harkins8620,575/
Herkens86144/
Gerkins86125/
Horkins8681/
Hirkins860/
Heerkens801,163/
Haerkens80360/
Heurkens80213/
Herckens80209/
Hoerkens8062/
Jearkins8017/
Geerkins8015/
Jeerkins801/
Gerckins801/
Erkinshe801/
Harrkins800/
Harckins800/
Earckins800/
Erkens774,295/
Arkins77832/
Ercins77211/
Orkins7782/
Harkns772/
Hierckens7525/
D'Harkins751/
Hearkenss751/
Gerkens712,057/
Erckens71230/
Eerkens71192/
Girkins71101/
Hörkens7177/
Harkens7140/
Jerkens7133/
Arckins710/
Ehrkens710/
Geerkens67905/
Gerckens67390/
Gehrkens67107/
Harkenss6711/

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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
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  • 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 Herkins
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