Honck Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Honck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Honck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

The alternate forms: Hönck (64) are calculated separately.

Honck Last Name Facts

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

The last name Honck is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Hönck. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Honck? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Honck reside; 81 percent reside in Southern Africa and 81 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 4,167,516. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 92 percent are found and Western Cape, where 8 percent are found. Not including South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Honck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Honck has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Honck surname fell 98 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hönck9364/
Hoynck9157/
Hoenck9151/
Hoinck912/
Honcke911/
Hounck910/
Honc89768/
Honk89186/
Onck89112/
Hoeynck8387/
Hohncke8312/
Honncke831/
Hocynck830/
Honke801,887/
Henck801,507/
Hanck80745/
Oncke80412/
Hunck80202/
Chonk8050/
Hoenk8048/
Hoonk8033/
Hounk808/
Chonc806/
Khonk804/
Khonc802/
Hoynk801/
Hoink801/
Hongk801/
Oncsk801/
Hosnk801/
Hohnk801/
Gonck800/
Oinck800/
Hojnecke771/
Chonczke771/
Hon7575,612/
Onk7581/
Onc7571/
Hancke731,376/
Hohnke73553/
Huncke73104/
Hongke73100/
Hancks7362/
Huinck7355/
Hoinke7345/
Heenck7342/
Haenck7335/
Chonke7322/
Höncke7321/
Huncks7313/
Oeynck739/
Hounks737/
Jounck737/
Hanckx736/
Hanczk735/
Chunck734/
Hounke734/
Hancck733/
Jonczk733/
Huynck732/
Homcke732/
Chonks732/
Chanck732/
Khonke732/
Khongk732/
Ondsck731/
Honksz731/
Hancsk731/
Choncq731/
Jahnck731/
Joinck731/
Hannck731/
Husnck730/
Heunck730/
Hohnks730/
Honczková713/
Hong674,544,123/
Chon671,060,144/
Khon6755,379/
Hone6710,556/
Hohn679,872/
Hoon677,842/
Hank676,832/
Henk675,298/
Huon675,008/
Hanc672,548/
Oonk672,030/
Enck671,828/
Honn671,458/
Hoitink67979/
Hosn67681/
Houn67597/
Honková67593/
Chonkhe67582/
Hond67461/
Hoin67457/
Hont67393/
Honcová67315/
Honh67219/
Hunc67188/
Khonkhe67186/
Unck67157/
Hoytink67133/
Hossink67111/
Hunk6789/
Onke6785/
Ľonc6769/
Hoyn6764/
Oink6764/
Hanczke6736/
Onkh6727/
Hojn6719/
Hanncke6719/
Honkova6716/
Ongk6716/
Homn6712/
Ounk679/
Chancks678/
Oncs678/
Höhncke677/
Honcova677/
Homk674/
Chounke674/
Gonk673/
Hjon673/
Hohjnec673/
Homc673/
Anck672/
Honx672/
Oenk672/
Omck672/
Khoonkh672/
Onct672/
Khunchk671/
Oinc671/
Houtink671/
Honq671/
Hotn671/
Hoën671/
Onkg671/
Oïnk671/
Ĺonc671/
Ehounke671/
Choinek671/
Choungk671/
Chongks671/
Chongke671/
Otnc671/
Otnk671/
Onnc671/
Ongc671/
Onkk671/
Ehnk671/
Hgon671/

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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 Honck
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