Parken Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Parken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Parken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Kenya1051:439,80923,523
Norway311:165,88020,092
Australia311:870,82953,581
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
England211:2,653,24194,788
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England951:256,58318,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1291:389,29229,048

The alternate forms: Parkén (8) are calculated separately.

Parken (28) may also be a first name.

Parken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Parken (Russian: Паркен) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Parkén. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Parken? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 744,013th most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 18,830,868 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Parken live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. Parken is also the 1,994,417th most frequently occurring forename globally. It is borne by 28 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 129 people, or 1 in 2,809,759. In The United States Parken is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 21 percent reside, New York, where 20 percent reside and Washington, where 11 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 27 percent reside and Norway, where 8 percent reside.

Parken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Parken has changed through the years. In England it contracted 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Parken Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Parken surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Parken surname are 38.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Parken earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 4.06% less than the national average, earning 332,013 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.82% less than the national average, earning $42,363 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.38% more than the national average, earning $62,293 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Parkén948/
Parkent9259/
Parkeen927/
Parkken922/
Pharken921/
Parcken920/
Parkn912/
Parkin8330,879/
Parkyn831,492/
Perken8310/
Parcen838/
Parkhn833/
Parkina771,072/
Parchen77337/
Parkyna7756/
Parkcin7723/
Parkynn777/
Parckin774/
Porkien771/
Parkion771/
Pearcen771/
Parceen771/
Perkenn770/
Parkijn770/
Parcn731/
Parkingk711/
Parkchin711/
Parcking711/
Pearchen710/
Perkin673,789/
Porkin67125/
Perkün6751/
Parcin6732/
Porcen6718/
Porkyn673/
Parkym670/

Parken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parken in the Russian language
Паркенparken-

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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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  • 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 Parken
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