Okens Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Okens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium561:205,29726,724
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Okens (10) may also be a first name.

Okens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okens is found most frequently in Belgium. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Okens click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Okens is the 2,372,517th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Okens live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held forename on earth. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name Okens is most frequent in Belgium, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 205,297. In Belgium Okens is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Belgium this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Okens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Okens has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Okens surname fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ockens9163/
Hokens9129/
Okkens9122/
Gokens910/
Hoskens83996/
Goukens83111/
Hockens8386/
Hookens8377/
Houkens832/
Akens80792/
Okins80168/
Ekens80147/
Ukens8097/
Oqens801/
Hoeykens77117/
Goockens771/
Hocken's771/
Houckens770/
Akiens73188/
Hokins73140/
Okenze73129/
Ekkens73106/
Ackens7352/
Hakens7343/
Askens7316/
Gakens7315/
Odkins7314/
Gokins7312/
Akeens737/
Aukens737/
O'Kins733/
Ockins732/
Akkens732/
Ekenæs731/
Ekenås731/
Okench731/
Ocuens731/
Occens731/
Oekins731/
Akenst730/
Aekens730/
Ocaens730/
Hoskns730/
Eckens730/
Hockensth711/
Hookins67346/
Hakkens67345/
Hockins67242/
Gookins67214/
Hekkens67175/
Haekens67156/
Heckens67122/
Hackens6774/
Houkins6763/
Hokkins6716/
Hogkins6713/
Haakens6713/
Oukenze6712/
Uotkins6710/
Hotkins677/
Heekens672/
Hochens672/
O'Kuenz671/
Aeckens671/
Oknz671/
Hokin's671/
Auckens671/
Hoekins671/
Askense671/
Haukens670/
Gockins670/
Hohkins670/
Euskens670/
Auskens670/
Huckens670/
Goukins670/

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