Hoerkens Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Hoerkens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 53 | 1:1,518,971 | 91,373 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Hoerkens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hoerkens Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hoerkens occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Hoerkens click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hoerkens? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,436,415th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname Hoerkens is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Hoerkens are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 1,518,971. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 92 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent reside and Bavaria, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Germany Hoerkens occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 13 percent reside and Thailand, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herkens | 93 | 144 | / |
| Heerkens | 88 | 1,163 | / |
| Haerkens | 88 | 360 | / |
| Heurkens | 88 | 213 | / |
| Herckens | 88 | 209 | / |
| Huerkens | 88 | 7 | / |
| Goerkens | 88 | 0 | / |
| Erkens | 86 | 4,295 | / |
| Orkens | 86 | 0 | / |
| Hierckens | 82 | 25 | / |
| Hoerchens | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hearkenss | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hurkens | 80 | 808 | / |
| Erckens | 80 | 230 | / |
| Eerkens | 80 | 192 | / |
| Herkins | 80 | 172 | / |
| Horkins | 80 | 81 | / |
| Hörkens | 80 | 77 | / |
| Harkens | 80 | 40 | / |
| Hürkens | 80 | 27 | / |
| Yerkens | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ehrkens | 80 | 0 | / |
| Heurkins | 75 | 39 | / |
| Harkenss | 75 | 11 | / |
| Heerkins | 75 | 6 | / |
| Hurckens | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hearkins | 75 | 0 | / |
| Haerkins | 75 | 0 | / |
| Herckins | 75 | 0 | / |
| Erkins | 71 | 228 | / |
| Arkens | 71 | 200 | / |
| Urkens | 71 | 159 | / |
| Orkins | 71 | 82 | / |
| Erkenz | 71 | 5 | / |
| Orkyns | 71 | 2 | / |
| Harkns | 71 | 2 | / |
| Harkins | 67 | 20,575 | / |
| Arckens | 67 | 100 | / |
| Yerkins | 67 | 58 | / |
| Hurkins | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ourkins | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Hoerkens
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