Honecker Surname

294,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7961:101,13812,543
United States3051:1,188,39084,748
Argentina681:628,58044,177
France651:1,021,888113,182
Canada451:818,79163,991
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:436,68431,761

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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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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