Larken Surname

851,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 321 people bear this surname

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

Larken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Larken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
Argentina881:485,72136,028
England651:857,20145,134
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Ireland121:392,41215,634
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland441:100,6796,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England881:276,99319,333
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3051:164,65114,949

Larken (125) may also be a first name.

Larken Last Name Facts

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

Larken (Russian: Ларкен) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Larken? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 851,613th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 22,702,635 people. The last name Larken occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Larken are found; 32 percent are found in North America and 31 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 832,731st most common first name world-wide It is held by 125 people.

Larken is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 3,356,101. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 15 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 27 percent reside and England, where 20 percent reside.

Larken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Larken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Larken last name declined 65 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 26 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 73 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Larken Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Larken surname is principally Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States Larken are 37.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 84.21% registered with the political party.

Larken earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning $43,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Larkent920/
Larkn911/
Larkin8361,562/
Larkyn83458/
Lörken8389/
Larcen8364/
Lorken8319/
Lerken831/
Larkina775,500/
Larkyna77513/
Larcuen7719/
Larckin774/
Larkinn773/
Lairkin772/
Larkkin771/
Laurkin771/
Loerken771/
Lehrken771/
Larquen771/
Larchen770/
Llarkin770/
Larkion770/
Larcn731/
Laurkina712/
L'Larkin711/
Larckina711/
Larcking710/
Lorkin67577/
Larcin67316/
Lerkin6725/
Larkinova6716/
Lerkén674/
Larcén672/
Lorkyn671/
Lorcen670/

Larken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Larken in the Russian language
Ларкенlarken-

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Larken Reference & Research

Larkin DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Larkin FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Larken
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