Nekens Surname
4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea
Nekens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
Nekens (36) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neikens | 92 | 39 | / |
| Neukens | 92 | 19 | / |
| Neykens | 92 | 1 | / |
| Neekens | 92 | 1 | / |
| Neckens | 92 | 1 | / |
| Neuckens | 86 | 179 | / |
| Neyskens | 86 | 102 | / |
| Noeckens | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nethkens | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nikens | 83 | 9 | / |
| Nakens | 83 | 0 | / |
| Nickens | 77 | 4,139 | / |
| Nyskens | 77 | 17 | / |
| Niskens | 77 | 11 | / |
| Nyckens | 77 | 8 | / |
| Neekins | 77 | 3 | / |
| Neakins | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nackens | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naykens | 77 | 1 | / |
| Netkins | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nitkens | 77 | 1 | / |
| Neckins | 77 | 0 | / |
| Nijskens | 71 | 433 | / |
| Naaykens | 71 | 217 | / |
| Nuytkens | 71 | 136 | / |
| Neychens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nethkins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Naaijkens | 67 | 369 | / |
| Nikins | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nickns | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nicens | 67 | 0 | / |
| Nickins | 62 | 54 | / |
| Hnikins | 62 | 2 | / |
| Nichens | 62 | 2 | / |
| Nikenze | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nuikins | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nikkins | 62 | 0 | / |
| Nickence | 57 | 22 | / |
| Nickinsh | 57 | 2 | / |
| Nakhnz | 50 | 8 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Nekens
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis