Neerken Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Neerken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Neerken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
Israel111:777,96750,646
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Neerken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Neerken is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Neerken.

How Common Is The Last Name Neerken? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,544,715th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. Neerken is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Neerken are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 6,970,364. In The United States Neerken is most numerous in: Michigan, where 69 percent reside, California, where 23 percent reside and New Mexico, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 27 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 25 percent reside.

Neerken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Neerken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Neerken last name rose 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Neerken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Neerken surname are 6.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Neerken earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.2% less than the national average, earning $40,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nerken9276/
Neerkin8624/
Narken77265/
Norken7733/
Nerkin7718/
Nirken773/
Nerkén771/
Nerkyn771/
Nerkina7123/
Nerking7110/
Norkeen714/
Norkaen711/
Nerkyna711/
Norkienė672,604/
Narkienė67337/
Nourcken674/
Naurkaen671/
Nairkeen671/
Norkin623,132/
Narkin62113/
Nyrkin6224/
Nirkin627/
Nyrkina5720/
Nirkina575/
Nirkind574/
Nourchen534/
Nyorkina531/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Neerken
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