Hinkens

Hinkens Meaning & Origin

About Hinkens
The surname Hinkens is of Dutch origin and is derived from the personal name Hein, a short form of Heinrich, meaning "ruler of the household" or "ruler of the home." The suffix -kens is a diminutive, indicating "little" or "son of." Therefore, the surname Hinkens can be interpreted as "son of little Hein" or "son of the ruler of the household."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Hinkens is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Hinkens: 166
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 107,134
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hinkens based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HNKNS
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H052052
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH IH1 NG K AH0 N Z
🌐 IPA
/hinkens*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HNKNS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H525

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hinkens in Braille

Here's how to represent Hinkens in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Hinkens in braille

How to sign the name Hinkens using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Hinkens using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Hinkens in sign language

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