Poerksen Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Poerksen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poerksen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Poerksen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poerksen is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Poerksen.

How Common Is The Last Name Poerksen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,185,033rd most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. Poerksen is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Poerksen live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 3,833,593. In Germany it is most numerous in: Hamburg, where 86 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 5 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Denmark, where 8 percent reside.

Poerksen Last Name Statistics demography

Poerksen earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Porksen936/
Perksen930/
Pörksen80125/
Percsen801/
Perksin801/
Porkson801/
Pourksan7510/
Parkåsen751/
Parksn712/
Porcsin67138/
Pärkson6726/
Purkson6713/
Parksan671/
Parksion6374/
Phergson6320/
Piercson635/
Parkcin5323/

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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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  • 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 Poerksen
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