Nacken Surname

390,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Nacken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nacken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7051:114,19214,065
Netherlands1561:108,25117,376
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Nacken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nacken is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nacken? popularity and diffusion

Nacken is the 390,071st most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,025,932 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Nacken reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 705 people, or 1 in 114,192. In Germany Nacken is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 82 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent reside and Bavaria, where 2 percent reside. Other than Germany it is found in 17 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 17 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Nacken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nacken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nacken last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nacken Last Name Statistics demography

Nacken earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 20.98% less than the national average, earning R 187,776 per year.

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Nouckeun711/
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Naukenova67159/
Neyken6790/
Neiken6787/
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Naukyn674/
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Nacuin671/
Nakennova671/
Nakhne671/
Naquen671/
Nochen671/
Nooken671/
Neeken671/
Nneken671/
Nouken671/
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Nockne671/
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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 Nacken
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