Jamken Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Jamken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jamken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Jamken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jamken occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jamken? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jamken is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Jamken are found; 100 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 100 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

This last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: East Sepik, where 100 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jamkeng921/
Janken83470/
Samken8384/
Jamkin8335/
Camken8327/
Hamken835/
Yamken831/
Khamken7736/
Yamkeng7715/
Jankaen779/
Jankoen775/
Iamkeng775/
Jamkina773/
Jamchen773/
Jankuen773/
Yamnken772/
Jankeng771/
Samkuen771/
Jankn733/
Samkn732/
Jankienė71277/
Samkienė712/
Djomkeng711/
Janckuen711/
Yamkin67382/
Samkin67230/
Jancen67196/
Yanken67134/
Sanken67117/
Zamkin6774/
Jankin6757/
Camkin6735/
Yamkyn6733/
Samkyn6725/
Jonken6720/
Zanken677/
Zamkyn676/
Zamkenova675/
Hamkin674/
Jankem672/
Yamkem671/
Jankén671/
Hamcen671/
Ajiankeng671/
Djoumkeng671/
Canken670/

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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 Jamken
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