Morken Surname

197,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Morken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0761:336,85830,388
Norway9271:5,547551
Canada721:511,74443,418
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

The alternate forms: Mörken (20) are calculated separately.

Morken (35) may also be a first name.

Morken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Morken (Russian: Моркен) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Mörken. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Morken? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 197,341st most commonly used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,434,282 people. Morken occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Morken are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Morken is also the 1,744,716th most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 35 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,076 people, or 1 in 336,858. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 20 percent live, North Dakota, where 10 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Morken exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 44 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Morken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Morken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Morken last name grew 2,989 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Morken Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Morken surname are 19.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.85% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Morken earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 5.21% less than the national average, earning 328,061 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.94% more than the national average, earning $47,869 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.11% less than the national average, earning $44,162 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mörken9420/
Morkeng9253/
Morkken924/
Morcken922/
Moerken921/
Moorken921/
Mourken921/
Morkienė86177/
Marken832,110/
Merken831,445/
Murken83863/
Morkin83368/
Morcen8397/
Mürken8332/
Morkem8324/
Märken8321/
Morkyn8310/
Mercken77458/
Morkina7789/
Morchen7723/
Meerken7717/
Morkyna7715/
Murcken7715/
Markoen774/
Marcken773/
Markken772/
Markeen771/
Morzkin771/
Maarken771/
Mehrken771/
Markenn771/
Mourkin771/
Markn732/
Merkienė71542/
Markienė717/
Möhrcken713/
Markehen710/
Markin6735,764/
Markyn672,222/
Merkin671,553/
Murkin671,350/
Marcen671,232/
Markne6766/
Merkyn6745/
Markén6743/
Murkyn6737/
Morcin6727/
Márkin6726/
Markenova678/
Merknh671/
Morgqn671/

Morken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morken in the Russian language
Моркенmorken-

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