Adkens Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Adkens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adkens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Adkens Last Name Facts

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

Adkens is found most frequently in Canada. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Adkens click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adkens? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Adkens live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Adkens is most widespread in Canada, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 3,070,466. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Alberta, where 83 percent are found and British Columbia, where 17 percent are found. Besides Canada this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Adkens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Adkens has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Adkens Last Name Statistics demography

Adkens earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 85.13% less than the national average, earning $6,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adkns913/
Adkins8395,588/
Atkens8334/
Adkyns831/
Edkens830/
Aitkens77704/
Adtkins7725/
Hadkins7722/
Addkins774/
Adkinss773/
Atkiens772/
Aadkins771/
Audkins771/
Asdkins771/
Aidkins771/
Aedkins771/
Gadkins770/
Adkinsd770/
Atkns736/
Atkins67110,028/
Edkins672,344/
Odkins6714/
Atkyns6711/
Adkims675/
Hatkns670/

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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 Adkens
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