Popken Surname
Approximately 1,692 people bear this surname
Popken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 607 | 1:132,628 | 16,160 |
| Netherlands | 552 | 1:30,593 | 5,081 |
| United States | 437 | 1:829,425 | 63,547 |
| Suriname | 64 | 1:8,635 | 2,172 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Pöpken (153) are calculated separately.
Popken Demographics
Average Popken Salary in
United States
$44,776 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Popken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Popken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Popken (Russian: Попкен) is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Pöpken. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Popken? popularity and diffusion
Popken is the 237,286th most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,307,060 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Popken live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 607 people, or 1 in 132,628. In Germany Popken is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 77 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 6 percent reside and Bremen, where 5 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 26 percent reside.
Popken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Popken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Popken surname rose 7,283 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Popken Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Popken are 25.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.65% being registered to vote for the party.
Popken earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.77% more than the national average, earning $44,776 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pöpken | 94 | 153 | / |
| Poepken | 92 | 17 | / |
| Poppken | 92 | 1 | / |
| Popkken | 92 | 1 | / |
| Poopkeen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Popkin | 83 | 2,433 | / |
| Papken | 83 | 7 | / |
| Pepken | 83 | 0 | / |
| Popkina | 77 | 320 | / |
| Pepkaen | 77 | 9 | / |
| Paepken | 77 | 7 | / |
| Popkyna | 77 | 4 | / |
| Popkkin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Potpkin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phopking | 71 | 10 | / |
| Papkin | 67 | 385 | / |
| Pepkin | 67 | 84 | / |
| Papkyn | 67 | 29 | / |
| Popcin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Papkina | 62 | 649 | / |
| Papkyna | 62 | 45 | / |
| Papchen | 62 | 2 | / |
| Popchin | 62 | 1 | / |
| Pappkin | 62 | 0 | / |
| Pavkyn | 50 | 45 | / |
| Papcin | 50 | 42 | / |
Popken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Popken in the Russian language | ||
| Попкен | popken | - |
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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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- 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 Popken
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