Aken Surname
Approximately 3,072 people bear this surname
Aken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 644 | 1:275,066 | 15,610 |
| United States | 539 | 1:672,466 | 53,587 |
| Papua New Guinea | 373 | 1:21,860 | 2,350 |
| Cameroon | 362 | 1:57,373 | 7,409 |
| India | 262 | 1:2,927,730 | 88,513 |
| Netherlands | 205 | 1:82,376 | 13,768 |
| Indonesia | 192 | 1:688,798 | 53,601 |
| Malaysia | 111 | 1:265,714 | 14,862 |
| England | 61 | 1:913,411 | 46,955 |
| Iraq | 47 | 1:745,142 | 10,632 |
| Kazakhstan | 40 | 1:442,062 | 33,686 |
| Burkina Faso | 31 | 1:592,003 | 7,564 |
| Ivory Coast | 27 | 1:854,490 | 22,281 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 1:167,731 | 8,683 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Turkey | 10 | 1:7,782,142 | 126,629 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 1:746,582 | 48,952 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 30 | 1:812,512 | 35,970 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 342 | 1:146,838 | 13,702 |
Aken (2,179) may also be a first name.
Aken Demographics
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Aken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aken Come From? nationality or country of origin
Aken (Hindi: एकें, Marathi: आकेन, Russian: Акен) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Aken? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 144,603rd most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,372,248 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 36 percent of Aken reside; 23 percent reside in West Africa and 23 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Aken is also the 160,574th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 2,179 people.
Aken is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 644 people, or 1 in 275,066. In Nigeria Aken is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 38 percent reside, Taraba, where 29 percent reside and Edo, where 8 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it exists in 48 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent reside.
Aken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Aken has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 158 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 203 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Aken Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Aken are 1.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.56% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Aken earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 0% less than the national average, earning R 237,636 per year and in United States they earn 5.45% more than the national average, earning $45,501 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Aken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Aken in the Hindi language | ||
| एकें | ekem | - |
| Aken in the Marathi language | ||
| आकेन | akena | 96.35 |
| अकेन | akena | 3.65 |
| Aken in the Russian language | ||
| Акен | aken | - |
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Aken Reference & Research
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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 Aken
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis