Hierckens Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Hierckens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 24 | 1:479,027 | 47,365 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Hierckens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hierckens Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hierckens is most common in Belgium. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hierckens? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hierckens is the 3,957,383rd most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Hierckens occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hierckens are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
The last name Hierckens is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 479,027. In Belgium it is mostly concentrated in: Walloon Region, where 63 percent reside, Flemish Region, where 33 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent reside. Besides Belgium Hierckens exists in one country. It is also common in Spain, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herckens | 94 | 209 | / |
| Gierckens | 89 | 28 | / |
| Erckens | 88 | 230 | / |
| Herkens | 88 | 144 | / |
| Heerkens | 82 | 1,163 | / |
| Gerckens | 82 | 390 | / |
| Haerkens | 82 | 360 | / |
| Heurkens | 82 | 213 | / |
| Hoerkens | 82 | 62 | / |
| Girckens | 82 | 9 | / |
| Huerkens | 82 | 7 | / |
| Hurckens | 82 | 1 | / |
| Herckins | 82 | 0 | / |
| Erkens | 80 | 4,295 | / |
| Irkens | 80 | 18 | / |
| Ercens | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gehrckens | 78 | 90 | / |
| Hearkenss | 78 | 1 | / |
| Geerckens | 78 | 1 | / |
| Gerkens | 75 | 2,057 | / |
| Hurkens | 75 | 808 | / |
| Eerkens | 75 | 192 | / |
| Herkins | 75 | 172 | / |
| Girkens | 75 | 58 | / |
| Jerkens | 75 | 33 | / |
| Hürkens | 75 | 27 | / |
| Gercens | 75 | 12 | / |
| Yerkens | 75 | 2 | / |
| Erchens | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jercens | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hirkins | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ehrkens | 75 | 0 | / |
| Geerkens | 71 | 905 | / |
| Gehrkens | 71 | 107 | / |
| Heerkins | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gerckins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cherkins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haerkins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Goerkens | 71 | 0 | / |
| Earckins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gherkins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Erkins | 67 | 228 | / |
| Ercins | 67 | 211 | / |
| Urkens | 67 | 159 | / |
| Erkenz | 67 | 5 | / |
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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 Hierckens
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