Joken Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Joken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Joken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2021:632,89316,232
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Joken (409) may also be a first name.

Joken Last Name Facts

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

Joken (Hindi: जोकेन, Marathi: जोकेन) is more frequently found in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Joken? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,064,392nd most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 31,143,359 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Joken reside; 87 percent reside in East Asia and 86 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Joken is also the 426,190th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 409 people.

The surname Joken is most frequent in Japan, where it is borne by 202 people, or 1 in 632,893. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Nagano Prefecture, where 52 percent are found, Hiroshima Prefecture, where 29 percent are found and Kumamoto Prefecture, where 12 percent are found. Not including Japan Joken occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 6 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Joken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Joken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Joken last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jooken91192/
Jocken91150/
Joeken91103/
Djoken9131/
Jokien9127/
Jokeen915/
Jouken911/
Jioken911/
Jokn892/
Jiokeng83848/
Joecken83104/
Joucken8359/
Djouken834/
Joukeng833/
Jokenne831/
Joekeen831/
Soken801,088/
Juken80288/
Jokin80163/
Yoken80126/
Jaken8097/
Coken8081/
Jokhn809/
Zoken804/
Jokne801/
Ioken801/
Jocen801/
Jockn801/
Jojkn801/
Jockienė7713/
Djoikeng7711/
Ajiokeng772/
Jeuken73878/
Jochen73681/
Jockin73260/
Jauken73167/
Jacken73133/
Cocken7363/
Socken7353/
Cooken7346/
Zhoken7340/
Jucken7340/
Sokeen7339/
Soyken7333/
Jakeen7332/
Gioken7332/
Joekin7313/
Djaken7313/
Jukeng7313/
Iocken7312/
Yokken738/
Joikin738/
Jakeng738/
Joycen737/
Jokina737/
Jokinn737/
Jokion737/
Jukien737/
Joskem735/
Cokken735/
Jokkin734/
Djokne734/
Sooken733/
Johkin732/
Jakien732/
Zouken732/
Jozkin732/
Ijaken732/
Joykin732/
Tjaken732/
Sokken731/
Jyokin731/
Jakken731/
Joquen731/
Couken731/
Eokken731/
Geoken731/
Scoken731/
Suoken731/
Joukin731/
Joicen731/
Jotkin731/
Jiokin731/
Ojokin731/
Zokien731/
Hyoken731/
Jakuen731/
Jookin731/
Jhuken730/
Djouckeng711/
Jakienė67881/
Jeucken67344/
Joszkin6773/
Zokienė6756/
Yokkeng6752/
Sokn6739/
Sokienė6735/
Djoukem6726/
Youcken6724/
Jakn6710/
Djauken675/
Jukkien674/
Jausken673/
Zoukeng673/
Jioking672/
Yohaken672/
Jukn672/
Eokn672/
Jokquin671/
Joqn671/
Jiukuen671/
Jockina671/
Joekkin671/
Youkeen671/
Ejiokin671/
Jozqeen671/
Jouchen671/
Joyceen671/
Jockgin671/
Jjukeng671/
Yiokeng671/
D'Soken671/
Jooskin671/
Jugkoen671/
Iokn671/
Jackenn670/
Jackeen670/
Souhken670/

Joken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Joken in the Hindi language
जोकेनjokena-
Joken in the Marathi language
जोकेनjokena-

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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 Joken
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