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

The surname Emken is most common in Germany. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emken? popularity and diffusion

It is the 361,170th most widespread family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 7,273,000 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Emken live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Emken is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 727 people, or 1 in 110,737. In Germany Emken is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 90 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 6 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Emken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Emken has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,547 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Emken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Emken surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the 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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  • 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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