View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Gaken Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Gaken (Russian: Гакен) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Gäken. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaken? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 2,689,253^rd most common family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Gaken live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,350,955^th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 54 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 9,796,187. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 54 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 22 percent are found and New York, where 19 percent are found. Other than The United States Gaken is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 15 percent are found and Russia, where 10 percent are found.

Gaken Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gaken has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Gaken surname contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gaken Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Gaken surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% being registered with the political party.

Gaken earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.67% less than the national average, earning $38,978 USD per year.