Askens Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Askens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Askens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:6,190,895170,599
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Askens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Askens is found most frequently in England. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Askens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,908,606th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Askens live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England it is most numerous in: Northamptonshire, where 100 percent reside. Besides England this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 38 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Askens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Askens has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Askens surname increased 450 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 98 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Askens Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haskens929/
Askense921/
Gaskens920/
Aeskens920/
Auskens920/
Akens91792/
Hauskens8623/
Hatskens860/
Hasskens860/
Aikens837,365/
Askins835,406/
Eskens83541/
Akiens83188/
Eakens83129/
Aykens83101/
Ackens8352/
Hakens8343/
Gakens8315/
Aukens837/
Akeens837/
Akkens832/
Haskns831/
Akenst830/
Auskns830/
Askems830/
Haskins7727,175/
Gaskins7713,730/
Hoskens77996/
Eyskens77366/
Hakkens77345/
Hackens7774/
Haikens7762/
Heskens7748/
Ashkins7729/
Haykens7728/
Haakens7713/
Gaikens7710/
Aijkens7710/
Atskins774/
Easkins773/
Aigkens773/
Ajskins772/
Hauskns771/
Aikeens771/
Aikenns771/
Aikense771/
Aikensj771/
Asdkins771/
Auckens771/
Aickens770/
Haukens770/
Adskins770/
Aikkens770/
Haskyns770/
Euskens770/
Akins7325,203/
Okens7365/
Acens7316/
Akenç7314/
Aikns739/
Atkns736/
Adkns733/
Akems732/
Akenz731/
Akenx731/
Akhns731/
Huiskens71575/
Hauskins71407/
Gooskens71317/
Heeskens71106/
Haijkens7155/
Hadskins7125/
Haukenæs7118/
Haskinns711/
Haskinss711/
Haskions711/
Haskisns711/
Gasskins711/
Haykeens711/
Hoskiens711/
Haiskins710/
Heaskins710/
Hatskins710/
Hashkins710/
Hahskins710/
Haaskins710/
Eakins675,378/
Aikins672,465/
Eskins67604/
Eikens67595/
Eykens67547/
Akinse67329/
Oskins67274/
Hakins67138/
Ockens6763/
Ackins6761/
Akenze6759/
Hokens6729/
Okkens6722/
Achens6719/
Gakins6712/
Akemse6711/
Eakyns677/
Akkins674/
Ahkins674/
Azkins672/
Akench672/
Aukins671/
Aykins671/
Accens671/
Aakins671/
Aikems671/
Agkins671/
Akinss671/
Akinns671/
Adkyns671/
Ocaens670/
Hatkns670/
Gokens670/
Hoskns670/

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Askens Reference & Research

Askew DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Askew FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Askens
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis