Disken Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Disken Surname Definition:

Ó Discín Originally of Co. Sligo, now mainly south Connacht. IF 313*; Map Gal

Disken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:3,775,614208,022
England191:2,932,529101,561
Turkey191:4,095,86499,768
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland991:44,7463,937
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Disken (20) may also be a first name.

Disken Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Discín Originally of Co. Sligo, now mainly south Connacht. IF 313*; Map Gal

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Disken Last Name Facts

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

Disken is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Disken? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,465,390th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Disken are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 20 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 3,775,614. In The United States Disken is most common in: New York, where 20 percent reside, California, where 15 percent reside and Ohio, where 14 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent reside and Turkey, where 13 percent reside.

Disken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Disken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Disken last name expanded 246 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 633 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Disken Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Disken surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Disken surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Disken earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.25% less than the national average, earning $40,885 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Duisken9224/
Diskienė861/
Diskin833,576/
Dixken8316/
Dysken835/
Disknt832/
Diskyn831/
Diskind77153/
Diskina7744/
Dishkin7728/
Diskint7717/
Dizkent775/
Dischen772/
Diskion771/
Disckin771/
Dieskin770/
Deasken770/
Doischen7123/
Disckind718/
Dishkina716/
Duyseken715/
Deskin671,498/
Duskin671,050/
Dyskin67106/
Dyskyn6728/
Düskün678/
Deskyn673/
Diskim671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Disken
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