Patjens Surname

718,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Patjens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Patjens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3601:223,62625,044
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Patjens Last Name Facts

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

Patjens occurs most in Germany. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Patjens? popularity and diffusion

Patjens is the 718,674th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 17,949,620 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Patjens live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 360 people, or 1 in 223,626. In Germany Patjens is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 83 percent are found, Hamburg, where 13 percent are found and Bavaria, where 2 percent are found. Besides Germany Patjens occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Austria, where 2 percent are found.

Patjens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Patjens surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Patjens earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.45% less than the national average, earning $28,286 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paijens8682/
Potjens8631/
Patiens862/
Pajsens861/
Peetjens8030/
Patiense800/
Pasens7715/
Pagens7710/
Potiens7163/
Potgens7155/
Pötgens7123/
Patience6711,295/
Pöttgens6774/
Pottgens6746/
Pettiens6732/
Potehins678/
Postgens675/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Patjens
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