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 last name Honecker is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Honecker? popularity and diffusion
The last name Honecker is the 294,108th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 5,614,442 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Honecker are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 13 people.
The surname Honecker is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 796 people, or 1 in 101,138. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent live, Saarland, where 26 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 20 percent live. Not including Germany this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and Argentina, where 5 percent live.
Honecker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Honecker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Honecker last name expanded 265 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Honecker Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Honecker are 17.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.38% being registered to vote for the 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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