Axen Surname

269,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Denmark

Axen Surname Definition:

Axton, a hundred in Kent.

Axen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran7401:103,76010,057
United States3271:1,108,43780,126
Denmark1141:49,5155,122
Germany1121:718,79954,527
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Finland301:183,22315,926
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
France71:9,488,960336,266
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
England31:18,572,686338,250
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Axén (827) are calculated separately.

Axen (1,931) may also be a first name.

Axen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Axton, a hundred in Kent.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Axen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Axen occurs most in Iran. It may occur as a variant: Axén. Click here for other potential spellings of Axen.

How Common Is The Last Name Axen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 269,245th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 5,029,362 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 52 percent of Axen are found; 51 percent are found in South Asia and 51 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 172,670th most frequent given name at a global level, borne by 1,931 people.

Axen is most widespread in Iran, where it is carried by 740 people, or 1 in 103,760. In Iran it is mostly found in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 19 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 18 percent reside and West Azerbaijan Province, where 11 percent reside. Besides Iran this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Denmark, where 8 percent reside.

Axen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Axen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Axen surname rose 1,308 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Axen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Axen surname are 1.16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.39% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Axen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.19% more than the national average, earning $44,526 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.98% less than the national average, earning $46,714 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Axén92827/
Aaxen891,100/
Axeen8957/
Axent8934/
Haxen8926/
Axsen8923/
Gaxen8916/
Axien8913/
Axzen894/
Auxen891/
Axn866/
Haxsen8033/
Auxent805/
Axheun802/
Atxeng802/
Hanxen800/
Gaxsen800/
Asen75108,686/
Acen7567,782/
Axon752,812/
Azen75589/
Axan75173/
Oxen7595/
Aşen7569/
Axne7549/
Axin7540/
Axân7531/
Exen758/
Axem754/
Axnn751/
Axîn751/
Acxn751/
Axnc751/
Axnq751/
Auxn751/
Gaxn751/
Axenova735,341/
Hasen6773,598/
Aceng6734,826/
Assen6718,449/
Hazen6711,885/
Achen679,137/
Aasen676,891/
Atsen672,379/
Aksen671,567/
Aseng671,481/
Ashen671,206/
Acien671,021/
Ahsen67861/
Ayzen67761/
Ayşen67698/
Axson67695/
Hacen67604/
Axane67581/
Aggen67513/
Asuen67509/
Ausen67504/
Aizen67422/
Aisen67410/
Aysen67395/
Asien67227/
Easen67212/
Aseun67155/
Akçen67139/
Oxsen67128/
Aseen67128/
Azeen67126/
Axinn67109/
Gaßen6797/
Adsen6796/
Gasen6792/
Ayxan6763/
Aycen6756/
Oxien6752/
Accen6751/
Gacen6740/
Axhausen6734/
Aixin6730/
Axion6730/
Haxon6727/
Aicen6724/
Axing6721/
Aazen6719/
Aceen6717/
Acent6716/
Außen6716/
Ahcen6712/
Ajsen6712/
Azzen6711/
Haxne6711/
Anxin679/
Acenn677/
Hexen677/
Axäng677/
Ascen675/
Exzen674/
Gaxon674/
Aucen674/
Osaen674/
Axint673/
Asent673/
Akgen673/
Axaan673/
Auzen672/
Exsen672/
Asend672/
Agsen672/
Auxin672/
Akcen672/
Hoxen671/
Axxon671/
Asxon671/
Goxen671/
Auxon671/
Haçen671/
Oxent671/
Exien671/
Aißen671/
Agzen671/
Akzen671/
Aaxan671/
Aaxon671/
Eazen671/
Axang671/
Axhan671/
Haxan671/
Axoon671/
Auxan671/
Asoen671/
Axxem671/
Axzan671/
Axaun671/
Axjnq671/
Exenn670/
Axand670/
Axone670/
Axonn670/
Eaxon670/
Exeen670/
Eacen670/

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