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

The surname Ken (Arabic: كين, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻦ, Hindi: केन, Marathi: केन, Oriya: େକନ, Tibetan: ཀུན་) is carried by more people in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Kèn. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

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

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

The last name is most widespread in Cambodia, where it is carried 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. Barring Cambodia it 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 occurrence of Ken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ken surname expanded 1,891 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 337 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 257 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ken Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly 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 holding the Ken last name are 1.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.5% being registered to vote for 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.