Göcken Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Göcken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Göcken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1181:682,25052,603
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Gocken (232) are calculated separately.

Göcken Last Name Facts

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

Göcken occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Gocken. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Göcken? popularity and diffusion

The last name Göcken is the 1,666,404th most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. Göcken occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Göcken live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 118 people, or 1 in 682,250. In Germany it is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 49 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent reside and Bavaria, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Germany Göcken is found in one country. It is also common in Belgium, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gocken94232/
Göken911,024/
Göcking77297/
Goecken7720/
Gökkent771/
Goken73124/
Gaken7352/
Geken7351/
Gäken7322/
Gökün731/
Gackienė715/
Goeken67876/
Gakuen67277/
Göking6724/
Geckin6715/
Gieken675/
Gakken673/
Gögcin671/
Goëken671/
Gockin671/
Gheken670/
Gokeen670/
Gaeken670/
Gokienė627/
Gakienė623/
Gheuken620/
Gecn603/
Geqn601/
Gokin55209/
Gekin55166/
Gakin55157/
Gacén553/
Goqen551/
Gekkin5054/
Gäking508/
Goekin508/
Ghaqen506/
Kgokin503/
Gegkin501/
Ghekin500/

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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 Göcken
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