Oken Surname

141,689th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Oken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9241:191,71311,603
India7681:998,78342,181
United States6151:589,36448,128
Papua New Guinea2411:33,8333,966
Uganda2321:168,27314,348
Japan1441:887,80818,982
Indonesia601:2,204,153134,948
Kazakhstan481:368,38529,407
Kyrgyzstan201:298,63326,437
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
England61:9,286,343223,652
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
China31:455,773,85521,925
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Öken (164) & Okén (3) are calculated separately.

Oken (915) may also be a first name.

Oken Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Oken? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 141,689th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,317,922 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 38 percent of Oken are found; 29 percent are found in West Africa and 29 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 268,007th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 915 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 924 people, or 1 in 191,713. In Nigeria Oken is mostly concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 66 percent live, Cross River, where 9 percent live and Enugu, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 32 countries. It is also found in India, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Oken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Oken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Oken last name grew 6,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oken Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those holding the Oken last name are 37.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90.77% being 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Öken92164/
Okén923/
Okken89965/
Ocken89585/
Okuen89479/
Hoken89354/
Otken89191/
Goken89124/
Okien8954/
Okeen8920/
Oeken8918/
Okeun8914/
Oiken8912/
Ooken8911/
Okenn895/
Oyken892/
Okehn892/
Okoen892/
Okaen892/
Ohken891/
Ouken891/
Okcen891/
Okn8668/
Hocken80794/
Okenne80258/
Gocken80232/
Hokken80182/
Hoeken80156/
Okienė8042/
Houken8033/
Hokien8028/
Oecken8024/
Ozkenc8023/
Ousken8010/
Hooken805/
Hokaen805/
Oikene804/
Ookken803/
Gooken802/
Gouken802/
Odtken801/
Ockent801/
Ottken801/
Oukken801/
Goyken801/
Ougken801/
Outken801/
Okeeng801/
O'Kent801/
Goëken801/
Odkeng801/
Hoiken801/
Gokeen800/
Oucken800/
Hokeen800/
Ocen7549,466/
Eken7523,059/
Aken753,072/
Okin752,062/
Uken75703/
Okyn7517/
Okne755/
Hokn753/
Oqen753/
Üken752/
Okhn752/
Oknn751/
Okkn751/
Oqkn751/
Ookn751/
Ozkn751/
Odkn751/
Oecn751/
Ockn751/
Uokn751/
Okenova73383/
Okengue7388/
Housken7350/
Houcken7339/
Hokkien735/
Oikehen732/
Hoscken732/
Oekcuen731/
Uokienė731/
Hokehen731/
Hookeng731/
Gookeen730/
Hockent730/
Ochen678,191/
Haken671,378/
Okina671,115/
Hokin67669/
Ekien67502/
Eeken67361/
Acken67348/
Ukken67347/
Ecken67336/
Oceen67325/
Guken67305/
Oskyn67301/
Akien67283/
Auken67276/
Gokin67209/
Okion67177/
Akeen67175/
Akuen67141/
Euken67129/
Oykin67121/
Aaken6762/
Gaken6752/
Ucken6752/
Huken6745/
Uiken6744/
Odkem6733/
Oukem6727/
Akken6723/
Ekken6723/
Heken6723/
Ahken6720/
Hokyn6718/
Oikyn6717/
Akeun6716/
Egken6716/
Uzken6712/
Ekaen6710/
Häken679/
Okyna679/
Odkin678/
Üyken678/
Akaen677/
Ekeen677/
Ockin677/
Ukien677/
Oquen676/
Otkyn676/
Höken675/
Ocehn674/
Ukeen673/
Okkin673/
Aeken672/
Ücken672/
Okuun672/
Akcen672/
Oekin671/
Ogcen671/
Okuin671/
Hookn671/
Aqken671/
Akehn671/
Akenn671/
Otkem671/
Ukeun671/
Ekuen671/
Ukenn671/
Okhne671/
Ocenn671/
Ockem671/
Goqen671/
Acoen671/
Okyon671/
Ukaen671/
Okgkn671/
Osckn671/
Oukengue671/
Oytkn671/
Oddkn671/
Ocoen670/
Oikin670/
Hockenne670/

Oken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oken in the Russian language
Окенoken-

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