Arnken Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Arnken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arnken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany711:1,133,88074,985
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Arnken Last Name Facts

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

Arnken is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Arnken.

How Common Is The Last Name Arnken? popularity and diffusion

The surname Arnken is the 1,980,395th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Arnken are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 1,133,880. In Germany Arnken is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 69 percent are found, Berlin, where 21 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Arnken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Arnken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Arnken surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Arnken Last Name Statistics demography

Arnken earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arncken9222/
Arenken924/
Ahrnken921/
Arğınken8641/
Harnkaen861/
Arnkin832/
Arncen830/
Arinkin77192/
Arenkin77134/
Arynkyn7715/
Arenkyn775/
Garnkin771/
Arynkin771/
Arngkem771/
Harringken751/
Arncn731/
Arinkina71175/
Arenkina7127/
Arynkyna7125/
Arenkyna716/
Harynkyn715/
Garynkin712/
Aringking67135/
Garynkina6713/
Garinkina677/
Harynkyna672/
Orinkienė671/

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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 Arnken
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