Faken Surname

1,014,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Faken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1151:146,84522,164
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Faken (90) may also be a first name.

Faken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Faken (Marathi: फकेन, Russian: Факен) is most common in The Netherlands. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faken? popularity and diffusion

The last name Faken is the 1,014,722nd most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 29,150,184 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Faken reside; 46 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,005,046th most prevalent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 90 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 146,845. In The Netherlands Faken is most numerous in: Drenthe, where 37 percent are found, Overijssel, where 34 percent are found and Gelderland, where 12 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Russia, where 5 percent are found.

Faken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Faken surname are 8.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.9% registered with the political party.

Faken earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.29% less than the national average, earning $39,139 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faiken9118/
Fauken9114/
Fakien917/
Facken914/
Fakken911/
Fakn891/
Fausken835/
Feakeng831/
Faicken831/
Fakin80706/
Facen80568/
Foken80172/
Feken80141/
Vaken8012/
Fakhn801/
Fokken731,697/
Focken731,551/
Fokeng73480/
Feeken73411/
Feiken73382/
Fekken73297/
Foeken73194/
Fecken73129/
Feakin7398/
Fooken7392/
Faykin7371/
Fatkyn7352/
Fackin7346/
Fakina7343/
Fadkin7331/
Vauken7325/
Faikin7317/
Fouken7312/
Feuken7311/
Vakken737/
Faikyn735/
Fachen735/
Phaken733/
Fakkin732/
Vaiken731/
Faiqen731/
Vaeken731/
Faqeen731/
Fekien731/
Fakhne731/
Fokoen731/
Fohken731/
Fadkyn731/
Fosken730/
Faucen730/
Faichen6786/
Faykina6781/
Fackina6752/
Fakchin6740/
Faikyon6734/
Feachen6732/
Fauquen6722/
Fauskin6720/
Feikeng6710/
Faikyna678/
Faukina677/
Fokienė675/
Fokn673/
Facchen673/
Vakn672/
Fauchen672/
Fashkin672/
Faqn671/
Feijken671/
Fokkenk671/
Faykyna671/
Feisken670/
Fuicken670/

Faken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Faken in the Marathi language
फकेनphakena-
Faken in the Russian language
Факенfaken-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Faken
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