Emken Surname

361,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,002 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Emken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7271:110,73713,636
United States2631:1,378,17195,481
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hemken911,361/
Emcken9181/
Ehmken917/
Yemken914/
Eimken910/
Jemken910/
Heimken8356/
Heemken835/
Yemkeng831/
Imken80254/
Emkin80100/
Amken8066/
Emkyn806/
Emkem802/
Jmken801/
Emkenova7716/
Hoemmken776/
Immken73122/
Himken7350/
Emkina7334/
Hemkin7327/
Emking739/
Hamken735/
Emchen735/
Imkaen734/
Emkyna733/
Jemkin732/
Hemkem732/
Amkaen732/
Gimken731/
Yemkem731/
Imcken731/
Amkuen731/
Emckem731/
Gemkin731/
Hömmken6731/
Yemkina6712/
Homkaen675/
Haemkin675/
Immkenn674/
Jimkeng674/
Aimkaen672/
Aymeken672/
Yimkeng672/
Yimkuen671/
Gemkina671/
Emcn671/
Omkn671/
Jmkn671/
Heimkin670/

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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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  • 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 Emken
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