Denken Surname
Approximately 130 people bear this surname
Denken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 113 | 1:1,131,365 | 21,317 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Denken (238) may also be a first name.
Denken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Denken Come From? nationality or country of origin
Denken (Russian: Денкен) is found most in Japan. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Denken? popularity and diffusion
The surname Denken is the 1,573,888th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Denken live; 87 percent live in East Asia and 87 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Denken is also the 580,229th most numerous first name internationally, held by 238 people.
The surname Denken is most commonly held in Japan, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 1,131,365. In Japan Denken is most common in: Nagano Prefecture, where 41 percent live, Osaka Prefecture, where 35 percent live and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 4 percent live. Outside of Japan this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 5 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.
Denken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Denken has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dehnken | 92 | 1 | / |
| Daenken | 92 | 0 | / |
| Dehncken | 86 | 0 | / |
| Denkin | 83 | 208 | / |
| Dinken | 83 | 73 | / |
| Denkyn | 83 | 16 | / |
| Dencen | 83 | 4 | / |
| Denkina | 77 | 135 | / |
| Denkyna | 77 | 20 | / |
| Dingken | 77 | 4 | / |
| Doenkin | 77 | 2 | / |
| Doenkyn | 77 | 2 | / |
| Denchen | 77 | 2 | / |
| Demkeng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Denkinn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Denquen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dinkn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dynkn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dengchen | 71 | 132 | / |
| Deenkina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dinkengh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dinkin | 67 | 860 | / |
| Dynkin | 67 | 178 | / |
| Dynkyn | 67 | 24 | / |
| Denkinova | 67 | 9 | / |
| Dencin | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dinkenova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Denkim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Demkem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dinkyn | 67 | 1 | / |
Denken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Denken in the Russian language | ||
| Денкен | denken | - |
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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 Denken
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