Köken Surname
Approximately 11,636 people bear this surname
Köken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 11,546 | 1:6,740 | 925 |
| Germany | 40 | 1:2,012,636 | 110,053 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Northern Cyprus | 10 | 1:31,901 | 6,529 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 46 | 1:1,091,711 | 63,103 |
The alternate forms: Koken (33,922) & Kökén (1) are calculated separately.
Köken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Köken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Köken (Hindi: कोकन, Marathi: कोकेन) is most common in Turkey. It can be found as a variant: Koken or Kökén. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Köken? popularity and diffusion
Köken is the 44,661st most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 626,293 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Köken reside; 92 percent reside in West Asia and 92 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
The surname is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is held by 11,546 people, or 1 in 6,740. In Turkey Köken is most frequent in: Denizli Province, where 21 percent are found, Antalya Province, where 10 percent are found and Afyonkarahisar Province, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey Köken occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 0 percent are found and Austria, where 0 percent are found.
Köken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Köken has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koken | 93 | 33,922 | / |
| Kökén | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kökcen | 91 | 594 | / |
| Kökeng | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kaken | 80 | 829 | / |
| Keken | 80 | 227 | / |
| Kökün | 80 | 136 | / |
| Kökény | 73 | 2,316 | / |
| Kuiken | 73 | 2,095 | / |
| Kocken | 73 | 1,385 | / |
| Keuken | 73 | 577 | / |
| Koeken | 73 | 414 | / |
| Kokken | 73 | 389 | / |
| Kakaen | 73 | 197 | / |
| Keeken | 73 | 54 | / |
| Kaaken | 73 | 48 | / |
| Kecken | 73 | 47 | / |
| Kakien | 73 | 30 | / |
| Kokoen | 73 | 12 | / |
| Cokken | 73 | 5 | / |
| Khaken | 73 | 4 | / |
| Khoken | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kakken | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kehken | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kakuen | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cakken | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kokien | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kekken | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kakeen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kohken | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaeken | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kokaen | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kacken | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kaakien | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kaakeen | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kokn | 67 | 12 | / |
| Keucken | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kakn | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khakeen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kekn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khakuen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kecn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kokienė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koehken | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kockien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkegken | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kokkeen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuicken | 67 | 0 | / |
Köken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Köken in the Hindi language | ||
| कोकन | kokana | - |
| Köken in the Marathi language | ||
| कोकेन | kokena | 94.74 |
| कोटेन | kotena | 5.26 |
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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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- 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 Köken
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