Orken Surname
Approximately 121 people bear this surname
Orken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 74 | 1:238,953 | 21,276 |
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Örken (480) & Örkén (7) are calculated separately.
Orken (60,964) may also be a first name.
Orken Demographics
Orken Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Orken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Orken (Russian: Оркен) is held by more people in Kazakhstan than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Örken or Örkén. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Orken? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,649,806th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 62 percent of Orken live; 60 percent live in Central Asia and 60 percent live in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. It is also the 15,660th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 60,964 people.
This last name is most numerous in Kazakhstan, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 238,953. In Kazakhstan it is most prevalent in: Almaty, where 28 percent are found, South Kazakhstan Region, where 27 percent are found and Astana, where 23 percent are found. Without taking into account Kazakhstan it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.
Orken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Orken has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Orken Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Orken last name is chiefly Jewish (100%) in Ireland and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Örken | 93 | 480 | / |
| Orkeen | 91 | 187 | / |
| Gorken | 91 | 53 | / |
| Horken | 91 | 37 | / |
| Orkent | 91 | 2 | / |
| Orkien | 91 | 1 | / |
| Orcken | 91 | 1 | / |
| Orkn | 89 | 1 | / |
| Örkén | 87 | 7 | / |
| Gorcken | 83 | 9 | / |
| Erken | 80 | 15,883 | / |
| Orkin | 80 | 1,493 | / |
| Ürken | 80 | 270 | / |
| Arken | 80 | 171 | / |
| Urken | 80 | 46 | / |
| Orkyn | 80 | 18 | / |
| Gorkn | 80 | 7 | / |
| Orcen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orkenova | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gorkin | 73 | 1,160 | / |
| Harken | 73 | 954 | / |
| Herken | 73 | 402 | / |
| Orkina | 73 | 282 | / |
| Horkin | 73 | 80 | / |
| Ercken | 73 | 75 | / |
| Garken | 73 | 65 | / |
| Horkyn | 73 | 64 | / |
| Orchen | 73 | 43 | / |
| Arcken | 73 | 35 | / |
| Gurken | 73 | 25 | / |
| Arkeen | 73 | 23 | / |
| Orquen | 73 | 19 | / |
| Orkyna | 73 | 19 | / |
| Orkeem | 73 | 11 | / |
| Orzkin | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aarken | 73 | 2 | / |
| Erkoen | 73 | 2 | / |
| Erkeen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aerken | 73 | 1 | / |
| Horkem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Errken | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gorkina | 67 | 844 | / |
| Horkyna | 67 | 75 | / |
| Horchen | 67 | 47 | / |
| Harcken | 67 | 24 | / |
| Horkina | 67 | 13 | / |
| Garcken | 67 | 11 | / |
| Horquen | 67 | 8 | / |
| Urkienė | 67 | 5 | / |
| Arkn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ourking | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oercuen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orcn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heurken | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harkeen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gurcken | 67 | 0 | / |
| Herrken | 67 | 0 | / |
Orken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Orken in the Russian language | ||
| Оркен | orken | - |
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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 Orken
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