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Where Does The Last Name Oken Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Oken (Russian: Окен) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Öken or Okén. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oken? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 141,689^th most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,317,922 people. The last name Oken occurs predominantly in Africa, where 38 percent of Oken reside; 29 percent reside in West Africa and 29 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oken is also the 268,007^th most frequent first name globally It is held by 915 people.

The surname Oken is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 924 people, or 1 in 191,713. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Ebonyi, where 66 percent reside, Cross River, where 9 percent reside and Enugu, where 4 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Oken occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in India, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Oken Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Oken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Oken surname increased 6,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oken Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Oken surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States Oken are 37.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.77% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Oken earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.8% less than the national average, earning R 62,256 per year and in United States they earn 20% more than the national average, earning $51,780 USD per year.