Soekens Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Soekens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soekens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352

Soekens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Soekens is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soekens? popularity and diffusion

The last name Soekens is the 3,957,383rd most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. Soekens occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Soekens are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Soekens is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 2,167,108. In South Africa Soekens is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 96 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 4 percent are found.

Soekens Last Name Statistics demography

Soekens earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.29% less than the national average, earning R 56,340 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seykens86291/
Seckens8635/
Seakens8632/
Sekkens862/
Seekens862/
Seikens860/
Seijkens80471/
Sjoukens8026/
Seuckens8020/
Seuskens806/
Seyskens801/
Sheckens800/
Seikiens800/
Sheekens800/
Sekins7722/
Sokins7719/
Sukens7715/
Sakens771/
Schoukens75650/
Schaekens7573/
Seekins711,277/
Suykens71459/
Seakins71150/
Sequens71103/
Saukens7142/
Sookins7123/
Schouckens7121/
Suskens7120/
Sokinss713/
Soikins712/
Suckens712/
Saykens712/
Seckins712/
Jaekens711/
Sakeens711/
Soykenç711/
Shukens711/
Siekins711/
Sockins711/
Saikens710/
Suiskens6791/
Jaeckens6735/
Suijkens6734/
Suyskens6725/
Seutkins672/
Ceuckens671/
Shuckens670/

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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 Soekens
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