Asken Surname

908,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Asken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Asken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Chile671:262,9327,829
England331:1,688,42669,999
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:386,91123,603
Scotland211:178,2486,976
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1781:282,12722,717

Asken (149) may also be a first name.

Asken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Asken (Hindi: आसकेन, Russian: Аскен) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Asken.

How Common Is The Last Name Asken? popularity and diffusion

The surname Asken is the 908,336th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 24,872,170 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Asken live; 38 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 754,880th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 149 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 3,207,601. In The United States it is primarily found in: Mississippi, where 18 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Louisiana, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 23 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Asken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Asken has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 37 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 48 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 124 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Asken Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Asken surname are 21.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Asken earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 158.09% more than the national average, earning R 613,320 per year and in United States they earn 13.41% less than the national average, earning $37,364 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hasken91496/
Ashken91113/
Gasken9167/
Askeen9112/
Ausken9111/
Askien917/
Askaen910/
Aisken910/
Askn892/
Hausken83689/
Haasken83145/
Ashkeen8325/
Gaskeen8315/
Haisken835/
Hatsken834/
Ashkent832/
Haesken832/
Askin804,933/
Esken80728/
Osken80191/
Askne8025/
Gaskn801/
Askın801/
Askenova7766/
Aashkeen773/
Hatskeen771/
Haskkeen771/
Hauskken771/
Hauskeng771/
Gaskin7317,739/
Haskin734,990/
Hosken732,503/
Ashkin73367/
Askina73151/
Aschen7374/
Aaskin7325/
Easkin7323/
Ousken7310/
Ashkyn739/
Aiskin738/
Gosken734/
Atskin733/
Escken732/
Haskyn732/
Uisken732/
Auskin731/
Eskeen731/
Aasknd731/
Asqeen731/
Oysken731/
Askuin731/
Azkeen731/
Ayskin731/
Hesken730/
Ashkenova71172/
Huisken67787/
Ashqeen67361/
Haschen67142/
Ayçeken67112/
Ashkina6787/
Gashkin6780/
Housken6750/
Gaskina6745/
Haskind6741/
Aushkin6736/
Hauskin6725/
Aysekin6725/
Aashkin6712/
Hatskin679/
Aushkyn678/
Hashkyn677/
Eskienė674/
Ashkyna674/
Ayschen673/
Hoscken672/
Aasqeen672/
Gaaskin672/
Gauskin672/
Gaskinn672/
Ashkind671/
Ahsqeen671/
Ashhkin671/
Axkn671/
Haskyna671/
Ashquen671/
Ascn671/
Ascheen671/
Gasskin671/
Hashkin671/
Haskinn671/
Easkind671/
Aeshkin671/
Hadskin670/
Heskeen670/
Gaiskin670/

Asken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Asken in the Hindi language
आसकेनasakena-
Asken in the Russian language
Аскенasken-

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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 Asken
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