Emken Surname
Approximately 1,002 people bear this surname
Emken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 727 | 1:110,737 | 13,636 |
| United States | 263 | 1:1,378,171 | 95,481 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
Emken Demographics
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Emken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emken Come From? nationality or country of origin
Emken is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Emken? popularity and diffusion
Emken is the 361,170th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 7,273,000 people. The last name Emken occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Emken reside; 73 percent reside in Western Europe and 73 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 727 people, or 1 in 110,737. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 90 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 6 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 2 percent live. Barring Germany it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Emken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Emken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Emken last name expanded 1,547 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Emken Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Emken last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the political party.
Emken earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.08% less than the national average, earning $40,524 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemken | 91 | 1,361 | / |
| Emcken | 91 | 81 | / |
| Ehmken | 91 | 7 | / |
| Yemken | 91 | 4 | / |
| Eimken | 91 | 0 | / |
| Jemken | 91 | 0 | / |
| Heimken | 83 | 56 | / |
| Heemken | 83 | 5 | / |
| Yemkeng | 83 | 1 | / |
| Imken | 80 | 254 | / |
| Emkin | 80 | 100 | / |
| Amken | 80 | 66 | / |
| Emkyn | 80 | 6 | / |
| Emkem | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jmken | 80 | 1 | / |
| Emkenova | 77 | 16 | / |
| Hoemmken | 77 | 6 | / |
| Immken | 73 | 122 | / |
| Himken | 73 | 50 | / |
| Emkina | 73 | 34 | / |
| Hemkin | 73 | 27 | / |
| Emking | 73 | 9 | / |
| Hamken | 73 | 5 | / |
| Emchen | 73 | 5 | / |
| Imkaen | 73 | 4 | / |
| Emkyna | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jemkin | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hemkem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Amkaen | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gimken | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yemkem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Imcken | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amkuen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emckem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gemkin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hömmken | 67 | 31 | / |
| Yemkina | 67 | 12 | / |
| Homkaen | 67 | 5 | / |
| Haemkin | 67 | 5 | / |
| Immkenn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jimkeng | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aimkaen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aymeken | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yimkeng | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yimkuen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gemkina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emcn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omkn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jmkn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heimkin | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Emken
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