Hoefkens Surname

504,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Hoefkens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hoefkens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium4381:26,2484,161
Netherlands1271:132,97020,548
England331:1,688,42669,999
France221:3,019,215204,848
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Hoefkens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hoefkens occurs most in Belgium. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hoefkens.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoefkens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 504,985th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 11,211,609 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Hoefkens are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 87 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Hoefkens is most numerous in Belgium, where it is held by 438 people, or 1 in 26,248. In Belgium Hoefkens is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 99 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 0 percent are found. Other than Belgium it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 20 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hofkens931,231/
Heufkens8862/
Haefkens8859/
Houfkens881/
Hufkens80869/
Höfkens8052/
Hofkins8043/
Howkens801/
Hafkens800/
Hefkins800/
Haafkens75110/
Hoffkins7545/
Heefkins750/
Efkins711/
Howkins671,735/
Hewkins6796/
Hawkens6788/
Hufkins6712/
Hafkins677/
Hubkens671/
Ofckins671/
Gouwkens6361/
Hophkins632/
Hawkiens630/
Hawkns5710/
Afkins572/
Eubkns571/
Hawkins53253,128/
Ahwkins531/
Haawkins506/
Hawkinns506/
Hawkinss504/
Hawwkins503/
Hawckins503/
Ahawkins502/
Gauwkens501/
Hhawkins501/
Hawkkins500/

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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 Hoefkens
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