Laken Surname

395,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 892 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Laken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2661:1,362,62894,589
Iraq1151:304,5366,054
Netherlands1131:149,44422,442
England1131:493,08031,588
Indonesia761:1,740,121112,888
Papua New Guinea601:135,89518,658
New Zealand401:113,20814,508
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Panama71:558,8949,437
Wales71:442,07621,198
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England671:363,81122,769
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

The alternate forms: Läken (60) & Lakén (9) are calculated separately.

Laken (1,654) may also be a first name.

Laken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Laken (Marathi: लक, Russian: Лакен) is most common in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms: Läken or Lakén. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laken? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 395,536th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,169,895 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 32 percent of Laken live; 31 percent live in North America and 31 percent live in Anglo-North America. Laken is also the 189,408th most widely held given name world-wide, held by 1,654 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 266 people, or 1 in 1,362,628. In The United States Laken is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 23 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 15 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States Laken exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 13 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 13 percent are found.

Laken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Laken has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 554 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 169 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Laken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Laken surname are 24.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.05% being registered with the party.

The amount Laken earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 7.39% less than the national average, earning R 220,068 per year and in United States they earn 13.65% more than the national average, earning $49,037 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Läken9360/
Lakén939/
Lacken91264/
Laiken91197/
Lakien9157/
Laaken9147/
Lauken9132/
Lakaen9113/
Lakken919/
Laeken918/
Leaken917/
Lakoen914/
Latken914/
Layken911/
Lakeen911/
Lakenn911/
Lakn8993/
Laukien8345/
Laikuen8311/
Laecken835/
Lakienė831/
Lakkaen831/
Ladkeng831/
Laykeng831/
Lakin809,852/
Loken803,921/
Lacen80923/
Leken80606/
Löken80214/
Lakhn80102/
Lakyn8025/
Lakne807/
Laknn804/
Laukienė77299/
Laukiehn776/
Liakienė773/
Lakenova771/
Lahakeng771/
Lahcen735,199/
Lokken731,997/
Lakina731,702/
Latkin731,340/
Locken731,222/
Luiken731,153/
Lyakin73708/
Leiken73393/
Löcken73361/
Lokeun73356/
Lekien73307/
Laykin73251/
Laskyn73231/
Löhken73185/
Laikin73165/
Leuken73156/
Lackin73121/
Loeken73108/
Latkyn7388/
Lachen7384/
Lekeen7384/
Looken7379/
Laikyn7349/
Lökken7346/
Lokøen7344/
Laukin7336/
Losken7330/
Lakyna7322/
Lokaen7320/
Lakhne7318/
Lacuen7317/
Laucen7317/
Lokoen7315/
Laicen7314/
Leeken7312/
Lohken739/
Lakion739/
Ladkyn738/
Liakin737/
Lekaen737/
Lakhnn736/
Lekken735/
Leakin734/
Lakyon733/
Lekøen733/
Lackne732/
Lehken732/
Locaen732/
Lakkin731/
Lloken731/
Lecken731/
Laakhn731/
Laakin731/
Lokien731/
Laqeen731/
Laquen731/
Laiqen731/
Hlakem731/
Laekin730/
Louken730/
Liaukienė712/
Liackienė711/
Laichen67815/
Lyakina67632/
Lashkin67558/
Lauquen67402/
Loecken67317/
Laykina67253/
Lyaskin67214/
Lackion67183/
Lashkyn6784/
Lyadkin6775/
Lyaukin6761/
Laikind6752/
Lekienė6751/
Lacheen6750/
Laikyna6749/
Lautkin6748/
Laukina6732/
Lahacen6732/
Lyatkin6730/
Hladkyn6729/
Liaskin6728/
Liaquen6723/
Hlazkyn6723/
Loehken6716/
Lasskin6714/
Lasquen6711/
Loekken6710/
Laqueen6710/
Laykind678/
Leckien678/
Laikina677/
Leucken677/
Lacquen677/
Lokienė675/
Lakkina674/
Lahccen674/
Laahcen674/
Lahchen674/
Lakkint673/
Leicken673/
Leikken673/
Leakina673/
Lasckin672/
Lauskin672/
Liakina672/
Laikuin672/
Lochken672/
Lousken672/
Lautkyn672/
Loocken671/
Lakinne671/
Hlakina671/
Lokn671/
L'Ahcen671/
Lokenne671/
Loukken671/
Laskind671/
Legkien671/
Laquien671/
Lauşkin671/
Lakngne671/
Lackyon671/
Lacn671/
Laqn671/
Leachen670/

Laken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Laken in the Marathi language
लकlaka80
लखनlakhana20
Laken in the Russian language
Лакенlaken-

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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 Laken
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