Durken Surname

858,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Durken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Durken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2521:308,81520,097
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1381:363,90427,584

The alternate forms: Dürken (27) are calculated separately.

Durken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Durken (Russian: Дуркен) is found most frequently in Turkey. It may occur as a variant: Dürken. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Durken? popularity and diffusion

It is the 858,879th most commonly used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 22,989,104 people. Durken is mostly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Durken live; 76 percent live in West Asia and 76 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name is most frequent in Turkey, where it is borne by 252 people, or 1 in 308,815. In Turkey Durken is mostly concentrated in: Batman Province, where 80 percent live, Mersin Province, where 8 percent live and Istanbul Province, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and Ireland, where 1 percent live.

Durken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Durken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Durken last name declined 57 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 75 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Durken Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Durken surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

Durken earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.12% less than the national average, earning $33,172 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dürken9427/
Duurken9240/
Duerken922/
Durkenn920/
Dourken920/
Durkn911/
Durkin8319,168/
Dorken83258/
Dirken83255/
Durkyn8374/
Durcen831/
Durkina771,561/
Dierken77428/
Dircken77194/
Durkyna7777/
Doerken7762/
Durking7724/
Daurkin7718/
Durchen7712/
Durkimn772/
Dourkem771/
Dhurkin771/
Durkkin771/
Durkinn771/
Durquen771/
Durkcin770/
Durckin770/
Duerkin770/
Dirkn730/
Daurkina7136/
Diercken7136/
Daurkyna713/
Dirkienė712/
Dorkin671,256/
Dirkin67130/
Dorkyn6720/
Durcin678/
Durchin6254/
Doorkin6222/
Dourcin6221/
Dürchen628/
Durquin621/
Dierkin621/
Dierckn621/
Dourquin574/
Dorzhkin572/

Durken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Durken in the Russian language
Дуркенdurken-

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