Bancken Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Bancken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bancken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1391:82,71012,998
Netherlands871:194,10527,180
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England21:27,859,030389,889
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Bancken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bancken is found most in Belgium. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bancken? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bancken is the 891,661st most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 24,211,116 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Bancken reside; 90 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 82,710. In Belgium Bancken is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 88 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Belgium Bancken occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 29 percent reside and Germany, where 14 percent reside.

Bancken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bancken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bancken surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bancken Last Name Statistics demography

Bancken earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.17% less than the national average, earning R 125,556 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Banken921,566/
Banchen86998/
Bahnken8689/
Bankien8614/
Vancken861/
Beanken860/
Bancn833/
Bouncken8011/
Bankienė807/
Bankenne801/
Baunchen800/
Bancin778,645/
Bankin77614/
Wanken77249/
Bankyn7741/
Bonken7727/
Vanken777/
Vancen772/
Boncen771/
Bankén771/
Bhangkeng751/
Voncken711,845/
Bankina711,242/
Baunkin7153/
Banchin7144/
Bankyna7142/
Wankaen7130/
Wanchen7129/
Baumken7124/
Boonken719/
Bongken717/
Vanchen714/
Wainken713/
Vankeng712/
Vankent712/
Banquen712/
Bainkin711/
Vankien711/
Vankuen711/
Vankoen711/
Vankeen711/
Wangken711/
Baankin711/
Benhken711/
Bouncen711/
Bonchen710/
Bonncen710/
Beinken710/
Vangken710/
Bankind710/
Wannken710/
Wangchen674,194/
Boonchen6792/
Batinkin6760/
Wankenne6717/
Baunkina6711/
Beanchin677/
Boonkien675/
Boonkuen674/
Boonkoen673/
Bonkn672/
Bonkienė671/
Wancheen671/
Wangcehn671/
Bainchin671/

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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 Bancken
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