Garken Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Garken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany621:1,298,47582,291
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Garken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Garken (Russian: Гаркен) is most common in Germany. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Garken? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,372,517th most frequent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name Garken is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Garken live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 1,298,475. In Germany it is most numerous in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 85 percent are found and Saxony, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Germany Garken is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent are found.

Garken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Garken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Garken surname fell 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garcken9211/
Gaerken921/
Arken91171/
Gaehrken863/
Gerken8314,473/
Görken831,674/
Harken83954/
Garkin83790/
Garcen83190/
Gorken8353/
Arcken8335/
Arkeen8323/
Aarken832/
Arkn803/
Garkina77706/
Gehrken77663/
Gercken77662/
Gährken7757/
Harcken7724/
Gorcken779/
Goerken774/
Hearken773/
Harkeen771/
Göhrken771/
Garckin770/
Arkin734,683/
Orken73121/
Arcen7386/
Arkyn737/
Gorkn737/
Arkın736/
Arkén732/
Harkn731/
Arkenova71120/
Gehrcken7111/
Goercken718/
Gerkienė714/
Harkin679,294/
Garcin678,260/
Gerkin671,271/
Gorkin671,160/
Archen67278/
Arqeen67218/
Orkeen67187/
Arkina6763/
Harkyn6760/
Horken6737/
Arkyna6717/
Harkén6717/
Arkäng676/
Garcín675/
Garcén675/
Gorcen673/
Aarkin673/
Orkent672/
Harcen672/
Garkinova672/
Arquen672/
Orcken671/
Arkuin671/
Orkien671/
Asrkin671/
Arckin671/
Ayrkin671/
Görcen671/

Garken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Garken in the Russian language
Гаркенgarken-

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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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  • 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 Garken
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