Nelken Surname

676,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Nelken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1631:2,223,674139,425
Germany711:1,133,88074,985
Israel611:140,28914,966
Canada381:969,62173,252
France261:2,554,720189,486
England251:2,228,72284,230
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Nelken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nelken is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelken? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nelken is the 676,370th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 16,525,047 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Nelken live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Nelken is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 2,223,674. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 18 percent reside, New York, where 16 percent reside and Illinois, where 13 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 16 percent reside and Israel, where 14 percent reside.

Nelken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nelken has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,630 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nelken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nelken last name are 12.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.38% being registered with the political party.

The amount Nelken earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 11.82% more than the national average, earning $48,248 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.61% less than the national average, earning $42,425 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nuelken9256/
Noelken9240/
Neulken9210/
Nielken921/
Nelkin83610/
Nölken83169/
Nülken8313/
Nelkyn838/
Nilken831/
Nelkina7768/
Nelkyna7714/
Neelkin772/
Nilkeng771/
Noelkin770/
Nyløkken71113/
Nilkin6723/
Nylkyn678/
Nilcen677/
Nelcin673/
Nilkhn672/
Nehelkyna671/
Nehelking671/
Nilkina6236/
Nylkyna626/
Gnilkin622/
Nilking621/
Nölchenn571/

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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 Nelken
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