Chalken Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Chalken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chalken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Chalken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chalken is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chalken? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chalken is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Chalken are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 67 percent reside, Arizona, where 17 percent reside and New Jersey, where 17 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 13 percent reside and South Africa, where 13 percent reside.

Chalken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Chalken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chalken surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chalken Last Name Statistics demography

Chalken earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.54% more than the national average, earning $51,150 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schalken93811/
Halken92115/
Calken928/
Schalcken881/
Chalkin86634/
Chalkyn8638/
Chelken861/
Halkent861/
Callken861/
Halkien860/
Halkenn860/
Caulken860/
Chalkenova822/
Chalkina80954/
Chalkyna8051/
Chaulkin8040/
Chalking801/
Schalkin801/
Shalkeen801/
Calkienė801/
Halkyn773,582/
Calkin771,453/
Halkin77506/
Hölken77284/
Salken77187/
Holken7730/
Zalken7713/
Colken771/
Chaulkina757/
Shchalkin751/
Scheilken750/
Shalkin71290/
Caulkin71161/
Zhalkin7182/
Heilken7145/
Khalkin7135/
Zhalkyn7131/
Salkeen7130/
Chelkin7127/
Shalkyn7125/
Khalkyn7113/
Shalkenova7110/
Chachelkin718/
Calkinn717/
Cholkin715/
Czalkin714/
Zalkeen711/
Salkeng711/
Chalkim711/
Shalkina67198/
Čalkienė67109/
Khalkina6760/
Shalkyna6720/
Khalkyna6712/
Cholkina673/
Colkienė672/
Shaulkin672/
Khaulkin672/
Scholkin672/
Dzhalkin671/
Healkinn670/
Scholcen670/

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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
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  • 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 Chalken
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