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 found most in The United States. It can be found as a variant: Parkén. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Parken? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 744,013th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 18,830,868 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Parken reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 28 people.

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

Parken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Parken Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Parken last name are 38.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85% being registered to vote for the 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
  • 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 Parken
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