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
Köken (Hindi: कोकन, Marathi: कोकेन) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Koken or Kökén. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Köken? popularity and diffusion
The surname Köken is the 44,661st most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 626,293 people. The last name Köken is predominantly 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 Köken is most frequent in: Denizli Province, where 21 percent live, Antalya Province, where 10 percent live and Afyonkarahisar Province, where 8 percent live. Besides Turkey it exists 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 frequency of Köken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held 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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