Verkennis Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Verkennis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Verkennis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1981:85,28914,176
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Verkennis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Verkennis occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Verkennis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Verkennis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 996,001st most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Verkennis live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 198 people, or 1 in 85,289. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Limburg, where 67 percent live, North Brabant, where 22 percent live and South Holland, where 6 percent live. Other than The Netherlands Verkennis exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live and Belgium, where 9 percent live.

Verkennis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Verkennis last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Verkennis earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.23% less than the national average, earning $29,242 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Verkennes8971/
Verkinnis8912/
Verknis881/
Verkinnes7832/
Verknäs754/
Werknies712/
Berknes6317/
Werknes631/
Werknesh598,210/
Berknesh591,610/
Worknish594/
Werkneshe569/
Worknnesh561/
Birknes50142/
Byrknes5097/
Birknäs508/
Worknes501/
Berknez501/
Forknes500/

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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 Verkennis
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