Bakken Surname
Approximately 15,138 people bear this surname
Bakken Surname Definition:
(Norwegian) Dweller at, or near, a hill.
Bakken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 8,696 | 1:591 | 37 |
| United States | 5,504 | 1:65,854 | 7,693 |
| Canada | 377 | 1:97,734 | 10,638 |
| Sweden | 167 | 1:58,963 | 4,541 |
| Indonesia | 101 | 1:1,309,398 | 90,991 |
| Denmark | 80 | 1:70,559 | 7,018 |
| Israel | 29 | 1:295,091 | 25,768 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Italy | 16 | 1:3,822,293 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 203 | 1:247,383 | 20,545 |
Bakken (25) may also be a first name.
Bakken Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Norwegian) Dweller at, or near, a hill.
Bakken Demographics
Bakken Political Affiliation
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Bakken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bakken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bakken (Russian: Баккен) is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Bakken click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bakken? popularity and diffusion
It is the 34,966th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 481,407 people. Bakken is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Bakken live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,136,160th most widely held first name in the world, held by 25 people.
It is most frequently used in Norway, where it is held by 8,696 people, or 1 in 591. In Norway it is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 62 percent are found, Central Norway, where 14 percent are found and Western Norway, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Norway Bakken exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.
Bakken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bakken has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,711 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bakken Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Bakken surname are 8.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.4% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bakken earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 2.94% less than the national average, earning 335,905 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.17% more than the national average, earning $45,813 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.3% less than the national average, earning $46,055 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bakken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bakken in the Russian language | ||
| Баккен | bakken | - |
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