Moorkens Surname
Approximately 454 people bear this surname
Moorkens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 407 | 1:28,247 | 4,527 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Moorkens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moorkens Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moorkens has its highest incidence in Belgium. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moorkens? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 661,581st most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 16,051,863 people. The surname Moorkens is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Moorkens are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is borne by 407 people, or 1 in 28,247. In Belgium Moorkens is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 99 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Belgium it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 5 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morkens | 93 | 1 | / |
| Moerkens | 88 | 477 | / |
| Moorkins | 88 | 0 | / |
| Mohrkens | 88 | 0 | / |
| Mürkens | 80 | 192 | / |
| Murkens | 80 | 142 | / |
| Markens | 80 | 91 | / |
| Morkins | 80 | 3 | / |
| Meurkens | 75 | 272 | / |
| Marckens | 75 | 2 | / |
| Markns | 71 | 1 | / |
| Markins | 67 | 573 | / |
| Murkins | 67 | 183 | / |
| Marcens | 67 | 14 | / |
| Markenz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Markynsh | 63 | 1 | / |
| Markence | 63 | 1 | / |
| Marchens | 63 | 1 | / |
| Marquense | 59 | 5 | / |
| Markendje | 59 | 1 | / |
| Marcins | 53 | 10 | / |
| Markinz | 53 | 1 | / |
| Marquins | 50 | 3 | / |
| Marchins | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Moorkens
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