Dürken Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dürken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dürken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

The alternate forms: Durken (317) are calculated separately.

Dürken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dürken is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Durken. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dürken? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dürken is the 3,798,600th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Dürken live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 3,096,364. In Germany Dürken is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 96 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent live. Besides Germany it is found in one country. It is also found in Turkey, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Durken94317/
Dirken83255/
Dierken77428/
Dircken77194/
Duurken7740/
Dürchen778/
Duerken772/
Durkenn770/
Durkn731/
Dirkn730/
Diercken7136/
Dirkienė712/
Durkin6719,168/
Dirkin67130/
Durkyn6774/
Durquen621/
Dhurkin621/
Durkkin621/
Durkinn621/
Dierkin621/
Dierckn621/
Durckin620/
Duerkin620/

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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 Dürken
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