Murken Surname

405,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 863 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Murken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5991:134,40016,369
United States2311:1,569,086105,843
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Mürken (32) are calculated separately.

Murken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murken (Russian: Муркен) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Mürken. For other possible spellings of Murken click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murken? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 405,848th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,444,433 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Murken live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 599 people, or 1 in 134,400. In Germany it is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 68 percent reside, Bremen, where 12 percent reside and Berlin, where 7 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Switzerland, where 2 percent reside.

Murken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Murken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Murken last name rose 1,359 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Murken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Murken surname are 25.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.5% being registered with the party.

Murken earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.71% more than the national average, earning $51,655 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mürken9432/
Murcken9215/
Mourken921/
Morken832,122/
Murkin831,350/
Murkyn8337/
Mirken8334/
Murkina773,770/
Murkyna7742/
Morkken774/
Morcken772/
Murkinq771/
Mourkin771/
Murchen771/
Moorken771/
Moerken771/
Mgurkin770/
Morkienė71177/
Murkkina711/
Miercken710/
Mirkin672,130/
Morkin67368/
Murcin67237/
Morkyn6710/
Murcín673/
Mierkienė672/
Murchin6246/
Mourcin628/
Mirrkin622/
Morzkin621/
Meurquin5711/
Mourquin572/
Murquina571/
Murcínová532/
Morgqn501/

Murken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murken in the Russian language
Муркенmurken-

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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 Murken
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