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

Okens is found in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,372,517th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. Okens occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Okens reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held forename internationally, borne by 10 people.

This surname is most widely held in Belgium, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 205,297. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent live. Not including Belgium Okens occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Okens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Okens has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Okens
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