Kraken Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Kraken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kraken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia441:3,275,524171,933
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
China21:683,660,78330,601
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
England11:55,718,059489,080
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Kraken (29) may also be a first name.

Kraken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kraken (Arabic: كراكن, Russian: Кракен) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kraken? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,091,648th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. Kraken is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Kraken are found; 51 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 49 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,951,561st most numerous first name world-wide, held by 29 people.

Kraken is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 3,275,524. In Russia Kraken is most frequent in: Moscow, where 48 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 7 percent reside and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Russia it exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 9 percent reside and Belarus, where 5 percent reside.

Kraken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kraken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kraken surname declined 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kraken Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Kraken are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 44.44% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kracken921/
Krakn910/
Krakienė86215/
Kroken83843/
Kreken8371/
Krakin8330/
Kracen8310/
Craken836/
Kraykin77228/
Cracken77139/
Kreiken7773/
Kratkin7734/
Krachen7723/
Kraikyn7712/
Kraskyn779/
Krakina775/
Kreuken773/
Krecken773/
Krackin772/
Krosken771/
Kraikin771/
Kradkin771/
Kratkyn771/
Kreeken770/
Crakken770/
Krokn731/
Crakn730/
Kraykina71175/
Kraikyna7114/
Krashkin7111/
Krekiehn714/
Kraichen714/
Krachkin713/
Krauskin712/
Krokienė711/
Krekienė711/
Krauchen711/
Ccracken711/
Kroecken710/
Croken67287/
Kräkin6788/
Krekin6771/
Kraishkin6766/
Krokin6733/
Krekyn6716/
Kraushkin675/
Kracin672/
Krakhnova672/
Krokyn671/
Krayshkin671/
Krocen670/
Crackn670/

Kraken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kraken in the Russian language
Кракенkraken-
Kraken in the Arabic language
كراكنkrakn-
كركينkrkyn-
كراكينkrakyn-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kraken
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