Marken Surname

198,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Marken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0241:353,96431,669
Norway3471:14,8191,750
Germany1991:404,55037,233
India1231:6,236,304144,239
Canada581:635,26952,014
Sweden521:189,36113,089
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Northern Ireland301:61,5014,735
Australia291:930,88655,860
England231:2,422,52489,093
Mexico231:5,396,79230,197
Kazakhstan221:803,75051,043
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
France41:16,605,680368,153
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:539,98637,316

The alternate forms: Markén (43) & Märken (21) are calculated separately.

Marken (854) may also be a first name.

Marken Last Name Facts

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

Marken (Hindi: मारकेन, Russian: Маркен) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Markén or Märken. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Marken? popularity and diffusion

Marken is the 198,234th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 3,453,813 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Marken live; 51 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. Marken is also the 278,804th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 854 people.

The surname Marken is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,024 people, or 1 in 353,964. In The United States Marken is most common in: California, where 16 percent reside, Michigan, where 6 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 16 percent reside and Germany, where 9 percent reside.

Marken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Marken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Marken surname increased 1,101 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 153 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Marken Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Marken surname are 10.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.55% registered with the party.

The amount Marken earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 15.07% less than the national average, earning 293,941 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 0.58% more than the national average, earning R 239,028 per year; in United States they earn 5.64% more than the national average, earning $45,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.87% more than the national average, earning $51,110 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Markén9443/
Märken9421/
Markoen924/
Marcken923/
Markken922/
Maarken921/
Markeen921/
Markenn921/
Markn912/
Markienė867/
Markehen860/
Markin8335,764/
Markyn832,222/
Morken832,122/
Merken831,445/
Marcen831,232/
Markne8366/
Mörken8320/
Markenova808/
Markina7733,764/
Markyna772,712/
Marchen77684/
Mercken77458/
Marcoen77292/
Markink77252/
Morkeng7753/
Meerken7717/
Maerkin7710/
Markynd775/
Marckin774/
Morkken774/
Marceen772/
Morcken772/
Markäng772/
Markkin771/
Moerken771/
Marquen771/
Mehrken771/
Mourken771/
Marzkin771/
Markień771/
Moorken771/
Markuin770/
Merkienė71542/
Morkienė71177/
Marqueen7127/
Marcheen715/
Möhrcken713/
Marknova712/
Markchin711/
Marckina711/
Marcin675,424/
Merkin671,553/
Morkin67368/
Morcen6797/
Markinova6767/
Marcín6751/
Merkyn6745/
Marcén6730/
Márkin6726/
Morkem6724/
Morkyn6710/
Marqun678/
Marqin672/
Merknh671/
Markynova671/

Marken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marken in the Hindi language
मारकेनmarakena-
Marken in the Russian language
Маркенmarken-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Marken
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