Efken Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Efken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Efken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1351:596,33748,011
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Efken Last Name Facts

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

Efken is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Efken click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Efken? popularity and diffusion

Efken is the 1,202,518th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. Efken is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Efken are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 135 people, or 1 in 596,337. In Germany it is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 87 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Efken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Efken has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 2,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Efken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Efken surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Efken earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.49% more than the national average, earning $46,380 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gefken91512/
Effken9147/
Hefken911/
Geffken83547/
Heufken8365/
Hoefken8351/
Heffken8327/
Gefcken8318/
Ebken80119/
Afken8088/
Efkin800/
Hoeffken77158/
Geffcken7725/
Gefffken771/
Höfken73582/
Hefkin7317/
Hafken7314/
Hofken7310/
Jefkin732/
Efkind731/
Efkinn731/
Afkeen731/
Yefkin731/
Aifken731/
Evgken731/
Ajfken731/
Heffkn730/
Gefkin730/
Höffken67958/
Hoffken6735/
Effquen6711/
Jeffkin676/
Afkn672/
Ifkn671/
Euffkin671/
Efcn671/
Hoefkin670/
Giffken670/
Gehvken670/

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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 Efken
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