Nelken Surname
Approximately 441 people bear this surname
Nelken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 163 | 1:2,223,674 | 139,425 |
| Germany | 71 | 1:1,133,880 | 74,985 |
| Israel | 61 | 1:140,289 | 14,966 |
| Canada | 38 | 1:969,621 | 73,252 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Poland | 25 | 1:1,520,350 | 87,293 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Nelken Demographics
Average Nelken Salary in
United States
$48,248 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nelken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nelken Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nelken is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nelken click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nelken? popularity and diffusion
It is the 676,370th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 16,525,047 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Nelken reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 2,223,674. In The United States Nelken is most prevalent in: California, where 18 percent live, New York, where 16 percent live and Illinois, where 13 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 16 percent live and Israel, where 14 percent live.
Nelken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Nelken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nelken last name rose 1,630 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Nelken Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Nelken last name are 12.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.38% 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuelken | 92 | 56 | / |
| Noelken | 92 | 40 | / |
| Neulken | 92 | 10 | / |
| Nielken | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nelkin | 83 | 610 | / |
| Nölken | 83 | 169 | / |
| Nülken | 83 | 13 | / |
| Nelkyn | 83 | 8 | / |
| Nilken | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nelkina | 77 | 68 | / |
| Nelkyna | 77 | 14 | / |
| Neelkin | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nilkeng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Noelkin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Nyløkken | 71 | 113 | / |
| Nilkin | 67 | 23 | / |
| Nylkyn | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nilcen | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nelcin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nilkhn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nehelkyna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nehelking | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nilkina | 62 | 36 | / |
| Nylkyna | 62 | 6 | / |
| Gnilkin | 62 | 2 | / |
| Nilking | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nölchenn | 57 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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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