Matken Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Matken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Matken Last Name Facts

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

Matken (Russian: Маткен) is most common in India. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matken? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 46 percent of Matken reside; 23 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 23 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India Matken is mostly found in: Delhi, where 100 percent are found. Aside from India this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 15 percent are found.

Matken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Matken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Matken surname contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matkien921/
Matkin832,352/
Metken83123/
Matkyn8342/
Matcen833/
Matkem832/
Matkenova8027/
Matkina77543/
Matchen77297/
Matkyna7738/
Mettken7733/
Mautkin7710/
Mathcen771/
Matking770/
Mattchen7117/
Mautkina7116/
Mashtkin711/
Motkin67366/
Metkin67228/
Madkin67149/
Matcin6772/
Motkyn6722/
Madkenova6713/
Metkyn679/
Medken672/
Madkng671/
Mattqn671/
Madcen671/

Matken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matken in the Russian language
Маткенmatken-

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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
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  • 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 Matken
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