Liken Surname

698,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Liken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1791:2,024,910129,652
Northern Ireland621:29,7593,120
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
Cameroon361:576,91944,454
England321:1,741,18971,393
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland301:147,6628,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

Liken (492) may also be a first name.

Liken Last Name Facts

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

Liken (Hindi: लीकेन्द्र, Marathi: िलकेन, Oriya: ଲିେକନ) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Liken? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 698,433rd most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 17,269,066 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 38 percent of Liken are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Liken is also the 383,044th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 492 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 179 people, or 1 in 2,024,910. In The United States it is most frequent in: Michigan, where 13 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States Liken exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 15 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside.

Liken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Liken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Liken last name increased 232 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Liken Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Liken surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the political party.

Liken earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.63% less than the national average, earning $42,445 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luiken911,153/
Leiken91393/
Laiken91197/
Lieken9133/
Licken9131/
Lijken912/
Likenn911/
Likken911/
Likaen911/
Luijken83377/
Likienė83123/
Liskeng8316/
Laikuen8311/
Leicken833/
Leikken833/
Littken832/
Lickeng832/
Lickenn831/
Likkeng831/
Lüken803,375/
Luken802,592/
Leken80606/
Likin80566/
Licen80382/
Lyken80356/
Läken8060/
Likhn801/
Likne801/
Likng801/
Liekienė77325/
Leikienė77135/
Liukienė774/
Littcken771/
Liskenne771/
Loikienė771/
Likengue771/
Lichen734,434/
Lueken731,861/
Lucken73986/
Lykken73602/
Likina73554/
Lücken73518/
Lukken73455/
Luyken73380/
Leikin73357/
Lekien73307/
Laikin73165/
Leuken73156/
Lytken73141/
Leikyn73118/
Lekeen7384/
Lycken7367/
Lühken7352/
Laikyn7349/
Likion7334/
Leikem7330/
Liquen7328/
Luuken7321/
Lekent7319/
Liukin7316/
Laicen7314/
Leeken7312/
Leaken737/
Lekaen737/
Loikin737/
Lekken735/
Lidkin733/
Lickin733/
Likind733/
Lekøen733/
Liokin732/
Luicen732/
Lehken732/
Luhken732/
Layken731/
Lyhken731/
Lukuen731/
Lihcen731/
Lickng731/
Lecken731/
Lukaen731/
Luikem731/
Lujken731/
Laiqen731/
Likihn731/
Liccen731/
Lickem731/
Lukenn730/
Lequien671,382/
Laichen67815/
Lukkien67444/
Lukienė67216/
Leikyna67119/
Luecken67109/
Loichen6789/
Laikind6752/
Lekienė6751/
Lisking6749/
Laikyna6749/
Lekenne6743/
Leichen6740/
Leikina6732/
Lichkin6724/
Leickem6713/
Liquent6710/
Lishkin678/
Leckien678/
Lickint678/
Laikina677/
Leucken677/
Luikink676/
Licn674/
Leikynd674/
Lickina672/
Laikuin672/
Leickin671/
Llytken671/
Likkina671/
Liknova671/
Litckin671/
Litking671/
Lesdken671/
Liquien671/
Legkien671/
Leskeng671/
Laykeng671/
Lukn670/
Liskind670/

Liken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Liken in the Hindi language
लीकेन्द्रlikendra-
Liken in the Marathi language
िलकेनilakena-
Liken in the Oriya language
ଲିେକନliekana75
ଲିେକନ୍liekan25

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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 Liken
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