Fecken Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Fecken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fecken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands901:187,63526,551
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Fecken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fecken is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fecken? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,581,912th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Fecken are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 187,635. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Holland, where 47 percent are found, Utrecht, where 23 percent are found and Gelderland, where 16 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 26 percent are found and Belgium, where 2 percent are found.

Fecken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fecken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fecken surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fiecken924/
Feken91141/
Ficken832,366/
Focken831,551/
Feeken83411/
Feiken83382/
Fekken83297/
Foeken83194/
Fekeng8349/
Fieken8324/
Feuken8311/
Fesken8310/
Facken834/
Fekien831/
Feckne831/
Feckin830/
Fekenne7772/
Feachen7732/
Feikeng7710/
Feichen773/
Feakeng771/
Feijken771/
Faicken771/
Feisken770/
Fuicken770/
Faken73250/
Veken73230/
Foken73172/
Fekin7370/
Fiken7318/
Fekne7315/
Ficen738/
Fecin733/
Fycen730/
Veckienė713/
Fokken671,697/
Fedkin671,690/
Veeken67411/
Feakin6798/
Fikken6795/
Fedkyn6794/
Feekin6783/
Fechin6767/
Fackin6746/
Fichen6743/
Fekina6732/
Feskin6731/
Fetkin6729/
Faiken6718/
Feskyn6715/
Figken6713/
Vicken6712/
Feikin6712/
Veiken679/
Fakien677/
Fockin676/
Feykin676/
Fickin674/
Feukin672/
Veyken672/
Fakken671/
Ficaen671/
Fidken671/
Feacin671/
Veckin671/
Vecaen671/
Vaeken671/
Fygken671/
Faqeen671/
Feknne671/
Fokoen671/
Fohken671/
Feqent671/
Fitken670/
Fickne670/
Fiekin670/

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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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  • 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 Fecken
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