Danken Surname
Approximately 2,040 people bear this surname
Danken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,142 | 1:46,359 | 5,236 |
| Malawi | 784 | 1:21,836 | 3,343 |
| Zimbabwe | 36 | 1:428,840 | 37,622 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dahnken | 92 | 97 | / |
| Dangken | 92 | 55 | / |
| Dainken | 92 | 2 | / |
| Dancken | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dankuen | 92 | 0 | / |
| Dangkoen | 86 | 28 | / |
| Dankienė | 86 | 2 | / |
| Daungken | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dahnkehn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dankin | 83 | 812 | / |
| Donken | 83 | 153 | / |
| Dankyn | 83 | 96 | / |
| Dancen | 83 | 12 | / |
| Dankne | 83 | 3 | / |
| Dankenova | 80 | 33 | / |
| Dankina | 77 | 645 | / |
| Dankyna | 77 | 120 | / |
| Deinken | 77 | 120 | / |
| Danchen | 77 | 18 | / |
| Dangkin | 77 | 14 | / |
| Dohnken | 77 | 5 | / |
| Danquen | 77 | 3 | / |
| Dhankne | 77 | 2 | / |
| Donkaen | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dongken | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dauncen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dahnkin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dounkeng | 71 | 141 | / |
| Doonkeen | 71 | 76 | / |
| Dainekyn | 71 | 9 | / |
| Daynekin | 71 | 9 | / |
| Dongkeun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Donckeng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Deineken | 71 | 0 | / |
| Donkin | 67 | 4,350 | / |
| Dancin | 67 | 117 | / |
| Domken | 67 | 99 | / |
| Donkem | 67 | 39 | / |
| Dankinova | 67 | 14 | / |
| Donkyn | 67 | 8 | / |
| Danqin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dangcheen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Damkem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Damkne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doncen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Donkne | 67 | 0 | / |
Danken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Danken in the Russian language | ||
| Данкен | danken | - |
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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 Danken
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