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Where Does The Last Name Ken Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Ken (Arabic: كين, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻦ, Hindi: केन, Marathi: केन, Oriya: େକନ, Tibetan: ཀུན་) is found in Cambodia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Kèn. For other possible spellings of Ken click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ken? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 9,885^th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 127,982 people. Ken occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Ken reside; 52 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 25 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 985^th most frequently held given name in the world It is held by 930,525 people.

The surname is most widely held in Cambodia, where it is borne by 14,446 people, or 1 in 1,072. In Cambodia Ken is most frequent in: Kampong Cham Province, where 13 percent live, Tboung Khmum Province, where 11 percent live and Kandal Province, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Cambodia Ken is found in 136 countries. It is also common in Vietnam, where 24 percent live and Japan, where 11 percent live.

Ken Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Ken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ken last name increased 1,891 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 337 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 257 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ken Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ken surname is primarily Methodist (57%) in Ireland, Orthodox (68%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Christian (98%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Ken surname are 1.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.5% being registered with the party.

The amount Ken earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.56% less than the national average, earning R 88,980 per year; in United States they earn 8.57% less than the national average, earning $39,450 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.51% less than the national average, earning $45,952 CAD per year.