Irken Surname
Approximately 408 people bear this surname
Irken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 393 | 1:198,019 | 14,594 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Irken (164) may also be a first name.
Irken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Irken Come From? nationality or country of origin
Irken (Russian: Иркен) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Irken click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Irken? popularity and diffusion
The surname Irken is the 716,247th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 17,861,632 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Irken live; 88 percent live in West Asia and 88 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Irken is also the 715,247th most numerous forename globally, borne by 164 people.
Irken is most widely held in Turkey, where it is carried by 393 people, or 1 in 198,019. In Turkey Irken is primarily concentrated in: Sakarya Province, where 20 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 20 percent live and Balikesir Province, where 17 percent live. Apart from Turkey this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Girken | 91 | 27 | / |
| Iorken | 91 | 6 | / |
| Irkn | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jirkeen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gircken | 83 | 0 | / |
| Erken | 80 | 15,883 | / |
| Irkin | 80 | 1,087 | / |
| Ürken | 80 | 270 | / |
| Urken | 80 | 46 | / |
| Ircen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Irkenova | 77 | 24 | / |
| Gerken | 73 | 14,473 | / |
| Girkin | 73 | 593 | / |
| Herken | 73 | 402 | / |
| Irkina | 73 | 106 | / |
| Ercken | 73 | 75 | / |
| Irquen | 73 | 70 | / |
| Ierkin | 73 | 10 | / |
| Irchen | 73 | 9 | / |
| Iorkin | 73 | 4 | / |
| Erkoen | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yorken | 73 | 2 | / |
| Erkeen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hirkne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Errken | 73 | 0 | / |
| Geerken | 67 | 873 | / |
| Gercken | 67 | 662 | / |
| Girkina | 67 | 152 | / |
| Iorkina | 67 | 6 | / |
| Urkienė | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hirchen | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hearken | 67 | 3 | / |
| Erkenne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heurken | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hirkhne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hürkent | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yrekeen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yrkn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eirchen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ircn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hirking | 67 | 0 | / |
| Herrken | 67 | 0 | / |
Irken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Irken in the Russian language | ||
| Иркен | irken | - |
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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 Irken
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