Hurkens Surname

427,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hurkens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hurkens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6641:25,4324,136
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Canada401:921,14070,350
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Belgium181:638,70256,744
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Hürkens (27) are calculated separately.

Hurkens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hurkens occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Hürkens. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hurkens.

How Common Is The Last Name Hurkens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hurkens is the 427,422nd most commonly held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 9,019,240 people. The surname Hurkens occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Hurkens reside; 90 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Hurkens is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 664 people, or 1 in 25,432. In The Netherlands Hurkens is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 50 percent live, Limburg, where 19 percent live and Gelderland, where 14 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Hurkens Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Hurkens earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.74% less than the national average, earning R 62,400 per year; in United States they earn 59.33% more than the national average, earning $68,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.56% more than the national average, earning $59,403 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hürkens9527/
Heurkens93213/
Huerkens937/
Hurckens931/
Urkens92159/
Jurkens8643/
Hurkins862/
Hoerkens8062/
Heurkins8039/
Irkens7718/
Jurkns771/
Urkins771/
Orkens770/
Hierckens7525/
Gurkins7183/
Horkins7181/
Jurkins7122/
Ourkins711/
Hirkins710/
Hurchins6721/
Jeurkins670/
Churchins632/
Hourchins631/
Orkins6282/
Orkyns622/

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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
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  • 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 Hurkens
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