Looken Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Estonia

Looken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Looken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania611:867,89543,770
Estonia121:110,15019,471
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Looken (12) may also be a first name.

Looken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Looken occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Looken.

How Common Is The Last Name Looken? popularity and diffusion

Looken is the 2,121,169th most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Looken reside; 77 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name in the world, borne by 12 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 867,895. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 92 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Looken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Looken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Looken last name contracted 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loocken921/
Loken913,921/
Lookn914/
Lokken831,997/
Locken831,222/
Lokeun83356/
Lookin83218/
Loeken83108/
Lokøen8344/
Losken8330/
Lokaen8320/
Lokoen8315/
Lohken839/
Lloken831/
Lokien831/
Louken830/
Lokn801/
Loecken77317/
Loehken7716/
Lookkin7713/
Loekken7710/
Looskin775/
Lokienė775/
Lochken772/
Lousken772/
Loochen771/
Lokenne771/
Lookyon771/
Loukken771/
Lookkem771/
Loockin770/
Luken732,592/
Laken73892/
Lokin73508/
Locen7313/
Lokén7310/
Lokyn733/
Lokcn732/
Loekn732/
Lokng731/
Lokenova716/
Loikienė711/
Lochen671,227/
Luiken671,153/
Lucken67986/
Lücken67518/
Lukken67455/
Luyken67380/
Lokina67365/
Lodkin67292/
Lockem67274/
Lacken67264/
Loquen67231/
Leuken67156/
Lutken67138/
Lokkin67124/
Lockin67112/
Lotkin67109/
Loskin67105/
Lokuun6788/
Loekin6778/
Lakien6757/
Lühken6752/
Laaken6747/
Lozkin6744/
Lotkyn6742/
Loukin6738/
Lojkin6736/
Lauken6732/
Lyokin6726/
Lockne6724/
Lodkyn6724/
Luuken6721/
Logkin6717/
Lakaen6713/
Lakken679/
Loykin678/
Loikin677/
Loskyn677/
Lakoen674/
Latken674/
Lokyna674/
Lyuken673/
Loukem673/
Liokin672/
Lokkenová672/
Locaen672/
Lokcin672/
Luhken672/
Lokkyn672/
Lukuen671/
Luokin671/
Lohkin671/
Loucen671/
Lakeen671/
Lokuin671/
Luokne671/
Lukaen671/
Lujken671/
Lakenn671/
Hlokne671/
Lukenn670/

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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 Looken
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