Etken Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Etken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Etken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1281:607,98032,628
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Etken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Etken is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Etken? popularity and diffusion

The surname Etken is the 1,453,389th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Etken are found; 78 percent are found in West Asia and 78 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname Etken is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 607,980. In Turkey Etken is mostly concentrated in: Izmir Province, where 34 percent reside, Canakkale Province, where 30 percent reside and Manisa Province, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Turkey it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.

Etken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Etken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Etken last name rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Etken Last Name Statistics demography

Etken earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.95% less than the national average, earning $40,150 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oetken912,276/
Yetken91162/
Getken915/
Eytken912/
Estken912/
Eitken912/
Oetcken831/
Etkin801,000/
Ötken80719/
Otken80191/
Atken8054/
Etkyn8013/
Itken8010/
Edken804/
Aitken7336,514/
Yetkin7313,818/
Etchen73181/
Getkin73100/
Etkina7379/
Hytken7349/
Ettkin7328/
Yitken7319/
Etkyna7312/
Attken734/
Estkin733/
Hetkin732/
Oetkin732/
Hetkyn732/
Etkynd732/
Jetkin731/
Odtken731/
Ottken731/
Atkeen731/
Etquen731/
Eitcen730/
Ayteken674/
Jtkn671/
Edkn671/
Haetkin671/
Ytekeen671/
Jetchen671/
Hestkin671/
Aitcken670/
Eitchen670/
Hetchen670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Etken
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