Hörkens Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hörkens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hörkens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany771:1,045,52570,954
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Hörkens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hörkens has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hörkens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,152,526th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hörkens live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Hörkens is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 1,045,525. In Germany Hörkens is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 97 percent are found and Bavaria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herkens86144/
Harkens8640/
Ehrkens860/
Heerkens801,163/
Haerkens80360/
Heurkens80213/
Herckens80209/
Hoerkens8062/
Hörchens8040/
Harkenss8011/
Erkens774,295/
Arkens77200/
Harkns772/
Orkens770/
Harkins7120,575/
Erckens71230/
Eerkens71192/
Herkins71172/
Arckens71100/
Horkins7181/
Charkins6744/
Heurkins6739/
Heerkins676/
Cherkins671/
Herckins670/
Haerkins670/
Harrkins670/
Harckins670/
D'Harkins631/
Arkins62832/
Erkins62228/
Orkins6282/
Arknæs6216/
Arkyns6211/
Erkenz625/
Orkyns622/
Ahrcns622/
Arckins570/

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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 Hörkens
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