Aken Surname

144,603rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,072 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Aken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6441:275,06615,610
United States5391:672,46653,587
Papua New Guinea3731:21,8602,350
Cameroon3621:57,3737,409
India2621:2,927,73088,513
Netherlands2051:82,37613,768
Indonesia1921:688,79853,601
Malaysia1111:265,71414,862
England611:913,41146,955
Iraq471:745,14210,632
Kazakhstan401:442,06233,686
Burkina Faso311:592,0037,564
Ivory Coast271:854,49022,281
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
China101:136,732,1577,199
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
Kyrgyzstan81:746,58248,952
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France21:33,211,361423,184
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Suriname11:552,6169,664
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3421:146,83813,702

Aken (2,179) may also be a first name.

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 held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other 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 on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,372,248 people. Aken is mostly found in Africa, where 36 percent of Aken are found; 23 percent are found in West Africa and 23 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Aken is also the 160,574th most prevalent forename on earth, held by 2,179 people.

Aken is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 644 people, or 1 in 275,066. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Rivers, where 38 percent reside, Taraba, where 29 percent reside and Edo, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it is found 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 prevalency of Aken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Aken surname grew 158 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 203 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Aken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Aken last name are 1.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.56% being registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aiken8922,322/
Haken891,378/
Eaken89472/
Acken89348/
Akien89283/
Auken89276/
Akeen89175/
Ayken89164/
Akuen89141/
Aaken8962/
Gaken8952/
Akken8923/
Ahken8920/
Akeun8916/
Akaen897/
Aeken892/
Akcen892/
Aqken891/
Akehn891/
Akenn891/
Ajken891/
Akn8646/
Aicken80589/
Hacken80531/
Hasken80496/
Haaken80258/
Gayken80229/
Hakken80226/
Hakeen80182/
Hauken80180/
Haiken80131/
Akenne8077/
Haeken8031/
Gauken8022/
Hakien8021/
Hayken8018/
Aacken8011/
Ahaken804/
Aigken804/
Attken804/
Aucken804/
Hakuen804/
Aaiken803/
Gakken803/
Akemne803/
Aikeen803/
Eacken802/
Aikien802/
Ackien802/
Aikene802/
Hakaen802/
Aykhen801/
Aikenn801/
Akaenn801/
Aikken801/
Aikuen801/
Hakoen801/
Atkeen801/
Akkken801/
Azkeen801/
Heaken800/
Aisken800/
Aikesn800/
Eakeen800/
Akın75122,053/
Acen7567,782/
Akin7530,794/
Eken7523,059/
Oken753,144/
Akün75606/
Öken75164/
Akyn75149/
Akhn75148/
Akne7552/
Aikn756/
Akýn755/
Aknd755/
Hakn754/
Akng752/
Aukn752/
Aakn751/
Aekn751/
Aykn751/
Aqen751/
Akcn751/
Aknh751/
Aknt751/
Hausken73689/
Akenova73113/
Gaycken7356/
Haacken7343/
Akengue7335/
Hackeng7318/
Haukåen7312/
Haicken739/
Haucken738/
Haisken735/
Akengne735/
Ashkent732/
Haukuen731/
Haecken731/
Haycken731/
Aikienė731/
Aikhene731/
Akenowa731/
Haqkeen731/
Aitcken730/
Aickien730/
Achen679,137/
Eakin676,651/
Aykin673,140/
Akina672,558/
Akkin672,076/
Aikin671,758/
Eiken671,288/
Hakin671,138/
Okken67965/
Hacen67604/
Ocken67585/
Ekien67502/
Aukenova67500/
Okuen67479/
Hakenová67383/
Eeken67361/
Hoken67354/
Ecken67336/
Aykenova67240/
Aukin67237/
Otken67191/
Gakin67157/
Eyken67141/
Akcin67138/
Euken67129/
Goken67124/
Ahkin6772/
Aikenova6769/
Akion6766/
Aycen6756/
Okien6754/
Açkin6753/
Akuin6752/
Accen6751/
Ackin6748/
Uiken6744/
Aikne6738/
Akinc6733/
Aicen6724/
Ekken6723/
Heken6723/
Akyon6721/
Okeen6720/
Aikyn6719/
Oeken6718/
Aekin6717/
Aïkin6717/
Aceen6717/
Egken6716/
Aakin6715/
Okeun6714/
Ahcen6712/
Akinn6712/
Oiken6712/
Ooken6711/
Ekaen6710/
Aquen6710/
Häken679/
Adkyn679/
Eakyn678/
Atkyn678/
Aken'ova677/
Acenn677/
Akyna677/
Ekeen677/
Hakenova677/
Okenn675/
Acuen675/
Höken675/
Hakhn674/
Adkne674/
Ajkin674/
Aucen674/
Aekhn674/
Aukyn674/
Akimn673/
Hakne673/
Aqeen673/
Aykın673/
Aykyn673/
Hackn672/
Oyken672/
Aakem672/
Okehn672/
Okoen672/
Akuun672/
Akhne672/
Okaen672/
Aknne672/
Hakyn672/
Ohken671/
Hauskeng671/
Hauskken671/
Haskkeen671/
Ecaen671/
Aakne671/
Ouken671/
Ekuen671/
Okcen671/
Akgin671/
Gaikn671/
Agkün671/
Acaen671/
Acoen671/
Aqien671/
Akisn671/
Aikenowa671/
Akqnh671/
Akngq671/
Aknhh671/
Eagkn671/
Aykkn671/
Haqen671/
Eacen670/

Aken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aken in the Hindi language
एकेंekem-
Aken in the Marathi language
आकेनakena96.35
अकेनakena3.65
Aken in the Russian language
Акенaken-

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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 Aken
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