Hönck Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Hönck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hönck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Honck (16) are calculated separately.

Hönck Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hönck is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Honck. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hönck? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,394,033rd most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Hönck are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Hönck is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 1,548,182. In Germany it is most numerous in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 46 percent reside, Hamburg, where 35 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 11 percent reside and South Africa, where 6 percent reside.

Hönck Last Name Statistics demography

Hönck earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 6.11% less than the national average, earning R 223,116 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Honck9316/
Höncke9121/
Höhncke837/
Henck801,507/
Hanck80745/
Hönke8091/
Jönck8048/
Höhnk8041/
Önk75700/
Önc752/
Hön751/
Höhnke73328/
Jöhnck73183/
Huinck7355/
Hoenck7351/
Heenck7342/
Haenck7335/
Chenck7313/
Hanczk735/
Hancck733/
Chanck732/
Hannck731/
Heunck730/
Höntschke7136/
Höhn6715,228/
Hank676,832/
Henk675,298/
Enck671,828/
Höng67194/
Honk67186/
Onck67112/
Hönn6729/
Jönk675/
Anck672/
Ehnk671/
Önke671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Hönck
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