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) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Paken.

How Common Is The Last Name Paken? popularity and diffusion

Paken is the 614,324th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 14,517,024 people. The surname Paken is predominantly found in Oceania, where 75 percent of Paken reside; 75 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 75 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 467,354th most widely held given name internationally It is held by 348 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 362 people, or 1 in 22,524. In Papua New Guinea Paken is most prevalent in: Enga, where 51 percent are found, Southern Highlands, where 28 percent are found and West New Britain, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 16 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

Paken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Paken last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national 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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