Mackensen Surname

406,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 860 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Mackensen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mackensen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6431:125,20315,285
United States1641:2,210,115138,772
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Mackensen Last Name Facts

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

Mackensen has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mackensen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 406,994th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 8,473,891 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Mackensen reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Mackensen is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 643 people, or 1 in 125,203. In Germany Mackensen is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 50 percent live, Hesse, where 11 percent live and Berlin, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Argentina, where 2 percent live.

Mackensen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mackensen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mackensen last name expanded 1,822 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mackensen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mackensen last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Mackensen earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.74% more than the national average, earning $56,412 USD per year.

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Mackensen Reference & Research

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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 Mackensen
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