Bakens Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Bakens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bakens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2151:78,54513,251
Australia361:749,88148,970
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Bakens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bakens occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bakens.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bakens is the 978,274th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 27,604,341 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Bakens live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Bakens is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 215 people, or 1 in 78,545. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: North Brabant, where 63 percent reside, Limburg, where 20 percent reside and South Holland, where 11 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 14 percent reside and Belgium, where 3 percent reside.

Bakens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bakens has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Backens92266/
Baukens9284/
Baskens9268/
Baekens9211/
Bakense921/
Bakoens921/
Bakns912/
Baeckens8624/
Bekens8313/
Bakins834/
Bökens832/
Bokens830/
Baecns830/
Boukens77472/
Batkins77196/
Beukens77159/
Bekkens7746/
Beckens7744/
Boykens7727/
Bakenze7721/
Bakence7721/
Bokkens778/
Badkins774/
Beakins774/
Baykins773/
Beekens772/
Boekens772/
Boskens772/
Buikens771/
Baukins771/
Bockens771/
Bachens770/
Backins770/
Bookens770/
Bokns731/
Bacns730/
Beuckens71245/
Bakendje7190/
Basquens7149/
Bauchens7140/
Bakentje7115/
Basskins711/
Boeckens711/
Beickens711/
Baychens711/
Bekins67296/
Bakinç6756/
Baykenzhe6747/
Baikenzhe6711/
Bokins674/
Vokens671/
Bacins671/
Beaquense671/
Bakinsova671/
Baukencht671/

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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 Bakens
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