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 carried by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Koken or Kökén. Click here for further potential spellings of Köken.
How Common Is The Last Name Köken? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 44,661st most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 626,293 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Köken are found; 92 percent are found in West Asia and 92 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.
This last name is most widespread in Turkey, where it is held by 11,546 people, or 1 in 6,740. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Denizli Province, where 21 percent live, Antalya Province, where 10 percent live and Afyonkarahisar Province, where 8 percent live. Besides Turkey it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 0 percent live and Austria, where 0 percent live.
Köken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Köken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Köken surname declined 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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