Honecker Surname
Approximately 1,298 people bear this surname
Honecker Surname User-submission:
The surname Honeker or Honecker comes from a farming family in southern Germany in the 16th century. It means 'farm on a plateau'.
Honecker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 796 | 1:101,138 | 12,543 |
| United States | 305 | 1:1,188,390 | 84,748 |
| Argentina | 68 | 1:628,580 | 44,177 |
| France | 65 | 1:1,021,888 | 113,182 |
| Canada | 45 | 1:818,791 | 63,991 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 115 | 1:436,684 | 31,761 |
Honecker (13) may also be a first name.
Honecker Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Honeker or Honecker comes from a farming family in southern Germany in the 16th century. It means 'farm on a plateau'.
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Average Honecker Salary in
United States
$39,071 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Honecker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Honecker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Honecker is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Honecker? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 294,108th most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 5,614,442 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Honecker live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe. Honecker is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring given name worldwide It is held by 13 people.
Honecker is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 796 people, or 1 in 101,138. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent reside, Saarland, where 26 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 20 percent reside. Barring Germany Honecker is found in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Argentina, where 5 percent reside.
Honecker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Honecker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Honecker last name increased 265 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Honecker Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Honecker surname are 17.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.38% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Honecker earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.45% less than the national average, earning $39,071 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.35% less than the national average, earning $46,030 CAD per year.
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