Neken Surname

387,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 916 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Neken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Neken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia8941:147,93014,554
India101:76,706,538639,611
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Neken (313) may also be a first name.

Neken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Neken (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻜﻦ, Oriya: େନେକନ, Russian: Некен) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Neken? popularity and diffusion

The last name Neken is the 387,397th most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 7,955,836 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Neken are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 98 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 496,565th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 313 people.

The surname Neken is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 894 people, or 1 in 147,930. In Indonesia Neken is most numerous in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 95 percent live, Bali, where 3 percent live and West Sulawesi, where 1 percent live. Aside from Indonesia Neken is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.

Neken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Neken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Neken last name declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nieken91161/
Neyken9190/
Neiken9187/
Noeken9178/
Ngeken913/
Necken913/
Neuken912/
Neeken911/
Nneken911/
Nekoen910/
Nethken83302/
Neycken8359/
Neicken8352/
Neckien8351/
Neakien8331/
Netkeng834/
Neisken832/
Nehtken831/
Neskend831/
Neckuen831/
Neykene831/
Niken80768/
Naken80219/
Nekin80169/
Noken8088/
Nöken8030/
Nekyn8011/
Nyken805/
Niekn802/
Necen801/
Niekienė7731/
Ngnekeng772/
Nakken731,230/
Naiken731,187/
Nacken73908/
Nuyken73435/
Nikken73192/
Nicken73145/
Netkin7387/
Nokken7369/
Nocken7361/
Nikenk7357/
Nekina7330/
Neckin7326/
Nekyon7321/
Nöcken7319/
Ngekin7317/
Neicen7316/
Neykin7315/
Neakin7313/
Neckén7311/
Nyoken738/
Neskyn738/
Nekkin736/
Noiken736/
Naqeen736/
Nnekem735/
Nakeen735/
Nakoen734/
Nikien733/
Niekin733/
Nechen733/
Neikyn733/
Nezkin732/
Nekyna732/
Neukin731/
Nikeen731/
Nekgin731/
Nekkem731/
Nnaken731/
Naïken731/
Nekion731/
Nequen731/
Necaen731/
Nysken731/
Naykeen671,184/
Naykene67858/
Nechkin67803/
Naicken67175/
Neuquen6782/
Nakienė6770/
Nechkyn6748/
Neshkin6729/
Nethkin6724/
Nequent6723/
Nakn6716/
Necking6715/
Nickien6715/
Nokn679/
Neykina678/
Nokienė675/
Nekkina674/
Neikyna674/
Neiskin673/
Naakien673/
Neckina672/
Neachen672/
Neckyon672/
Neiking672/
Neshkyn672/
Gnedkin671/
Neaskin671/
Naikken671/
Naayken671/
Neaking671/
Neyskin671/
Neichen671/
Neikind671/
Nuikeng671/
Neckion671/
Neechin671/
Ngniken671/
Neychen671/
Niscken671/
Nuycken671/
Nykn671/
Nekkyna671/
Necn671/
Njkn671/
Nikn671/
Nhkn671/
Nickenn670/

Neken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Neken in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﻜﻦalnkn-
Neken in the Oriya language
େନେକନenekana-
Neken in the Russian language
Некенneken-

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Footnotes

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