Paken Surname

614,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 502 people bear this surname

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

Paken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea3621:22,5242,449
Indonesia781:1,695,502110,645
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Turkey151:5,188,095110,069
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Paken (348) may also be a first name.

Paken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paken (Marathi: पकेन, Oriya: ପାେକନ, Russian: Пакен) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paken? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 614,324th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 14,517,024 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 75 percent of Paken are found; 75 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 75 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Paken is also the 467,354th most widespread first name on earth, held by 348 people.

The last name Paken is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 362 people, or 1 in 22,524. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Enga, where 51 percent reside, Southern Highlands, where 28 percent reside and West New Britain, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 16 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

Paken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Paken are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Paken earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 50.25% less than the national average, earning R 118,236 per year and in United States they earn 44.24% less than the national average, earning $24,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pauken91487/
Paiken91202/
Packen9118/
Payken9116/
Pakuen914/
Phaken913/
Pakken912/
Peaken911/
Pakoen911/
Paucken8347/
Pakenne831/
Paikoen831/
Pakkaen831/
Patcken830/
Pakin801,527/
Peken80364/
Pakyn80157/
Poken8077/
Pakne8040/
Pacen8022/
Pakün804/
Pakhn801/
Phakn801/
Phaikaen774/
Pakenova771/
Packienė771/
Pakina731,361/
Paikin73722/
Paykin73223/
Pachen73199/
Pakyna73185/
Packin73107/
Peakin73107/
Peeken7377/
Padkin7370/
Peiken7363/
Paikyn7350/
Paukin7347/
Pouken7342/
Pajkin7333/
Pahkin7329/
Pakkin7322/
Paskyn7319/
Poiken7318/
Patkyn7315/
Phoken7314/
Phakin7311/
Pakkem739/
Pecken737/
Pojken737/
Pakuin736/
Paskén736/
Paquen735/
Paicen734/
Paukyn733/
Poeken732/
Pacuen732/
Pekien732/
Paucen731/
Phakkn731/
Pakinc731/
Paşkin731/
Phakne731/
Posken731/
Pocken731/
Padkyn731/
Paykyn731/
Peyken730/
Paskem730/
Phaukgeen711/
Paquien67662/
Pautkin67300/
Pashkyn67194/
Pachkin67131/
Paykina67102/
Paqueen6765/
Paskind6761/
Paikyna6750/
Paszkin6729/
Paukina6718/
Peikene6714/
Pautkyn6711/
Paikina6710/
Paakina679/
Pachkyn677/
Pauchen676/
Phaycen675/
Pacquen675/
Phakyon674/
Pakchin674/
Paachen673/
Passkin672/
Pauşkin672/
Pekienė672/
Peachen671/
Pokn671/
Pakkina671/
Paknova671/
Pacheen671/
Pauskin671/
Payquen671/
Paskint671/
Paqueng671/
Paichen671/
Packina671/
Peysken671/
Pohkeng671/
Phatkem671/
Pekn671/
Paytkhn671/
Patckin670/
Peaskin670/

Paken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paken in the Oriya language
ପାେକନpaekana-
Paken in the Marathi language
पकेनpakena-
Paken in the Russian language
Пакенpaken-

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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 Paken
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