Danken Surname

203,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,040 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Danken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Danken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,1421:46,3595,236
Malawi7841:21,8363,343
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Danken (1,131) may also be a first name.

Danken Last Name Facts

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

Danken (Russian: Данкен) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Danken click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Danken? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 203,896th most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,572,326 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Danken are found; 56 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 236,787th most common first name on earth, held by 1,131 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,142 people, or 1 in 46,359. In Tanzania Danken is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 77 percent reside, Songwe Region, where 21 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside. Besides Tanzania it occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 38 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dahnken9297/
Dangken9255/
Dainken922/
Dancken921/
Dankuen920/
Dangkoen8628/
Dankienė862/
Daungken861/
Dahnkehn861/
Dankin83812/
Donken83153/
Dankyn8396/
Dancen8312/
Dankne833/
Dankenova8033/
Dankina77645/
Dankyna77120/
Deinken77120/
Danchen7718/
Dangkin7714/
Dohnken775/
Danquen773/
Dhankne772/
Donkaen772/
Dongken771/
Dauncen770/
Dahnkin770/
Dounkeng71141/
Doonkeen7176/
Dainekyn719/
Daynekin719/
Dongkeun711/
Donckeng711/
Deineken710/
Donkin674,350/
Dancin67117/
Domken6799/
Donkem6739/
Dankinova6714/
Donkyn678/
Danqin672/
Dangcheen671/
Damkem671/
Damkne671/
Doncen671/
Donkne670/

Danken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Danken in the Russian language
Данкенdanken-

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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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  • 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 Danken
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