Lykken Surname

535,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Lykken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lykken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4401:823,77063,181
Norway1081:47,6146,821
Denmark371:152,56013,318
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Lykken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lykken occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lykken? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 535,476th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 12,105,558 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Lykken reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 440 people, or 1 in 823,770. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 12 percent are found, North Dakota, where 11 percent are found and Minnesota, where 10 percent are found. Other than The United States Lykken occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 18 percent are found and Denmark, where 6 percent are found.

Lykken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lykken has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 4,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lykken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lykken surname are 2.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lykken earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 14.55% less than the national average, earning 295,740 kr per year; in United States they earn 23.84% more than the national average, earning $53,436 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.95% less than the national average, earning $38,282 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyken91356/
Luyken83380/
Lytken83141/
Lycken8367/
Lekken835/
Likken831/
Layken831/
Lyhken831/
Lykkem831/
Lykking7741/
Lyokkin774/
Leikken773/
Laykeng771/
Likkeng771/
Llytken771/
Leken73606/
Liken73422/
Lykin73385/
Lykyn7372/
Läken7360/
Lyokkina712/
Luiken671,153/
Leykin67772/
Lykina67427/
Leiken67393/
Lyskin67375/
Lekien67307/
Lytkyn67266/
Laykin67251/
Laiken67197/
Leuken67156/
Lyskyn67141/
Lykyna6787/
Lekeen6784/
Lieken6733/
Licken6731/
Lydkin6728/
Lyokin6726/
Lekent6719/
Lekkin6718/
Lyckin6715/
Hlykyn6714/
Luykin6713/
Leeken6712/
Lyckne6710/
Loykin678/
Leaken677/
Lekaen677/
Lekøen673/
Lijken672/
Lehken672/
Likenn671/
Lyceen671/
Lekkem671/
Lecken671/
Leycen671/
Likaen671/
Lykion671/
Lujken671/

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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 Lykken
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