Recken Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Luxembourg
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Recken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Recken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Luxembourg641:9,0711,442
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Recken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Recken has its highest incidence in Luxembourg. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Recken? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,518,885th most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Recken are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 84 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Luxembourg, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 9,071. In Luxembourg Recken is most prevalent in: Clervaux Canton, where 97 percent live, Esch-sur-Alzette Canton, where 2 percent live and Luxembourg Canton, where 2 percent live. Other than Luxembourg it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 36 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Recken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Recken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Recken surname increased 222 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Recken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Recken are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Recken earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.05% more than the national average, earning $53,096 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riecken921,686/
Roecken9264/
Reckien928/
Reicken925/
Rechken923/
Reken911,114/
Recen9166/
Reickent860/
Ricken834,281/
Rieken833,979/
Reiken83304/
Reckin83234/
Rycken83124/
Roeken83113/
Röcken8396/
Rechen8392/
Reeken8371/
Reuken8357/
Rekken8341/
Rocken8337/
Reyken8329/
Reicen8310/
Recaen837/
Racken834/
Rekaen834/
Receen831/
Rekend831/
Rekien831/
Reycen831/
Raeken831/
Reacen830/
Reaken830/
Regcen830/
Rekn802/
Recn802/
Rechkin772,690/
Reichen771,231/
Rijcken77241/
Rechkyn77166/
Reijken77101/
Rekienė7786/
Hrechen7731/
Reczkin7713/
Reckina7710/
Reckihn779/
Rackien778/
Riscken775/
Rekendt773/
Rekkeng772/
Reedken771/
Richken771/
Rickken771/
Reisken771/
Reddken771/
Roehken771/
Rhechen771/
Hrekken771/
Rickend770/
Raycken770/
Ryken73882/
Rekin73841/
Roken73278/
Raken73165/
Riken73129/
Röken73111/
Recin7342/
Rekyn7335/
Rockn7322/
Rycen7318/
Ricen7317/
Rekne734/
Recén732/
Rickn731/
Rescn731/
Rechkina712,304/
Hrechkyn71220/
Rechkyna71168/
Ryckienė7187/
Ritchken7122/
Hrechkin716/
Rekenová716/
Rekenova711/
Reikienė711/
Rijken672,051/
Rikken671,550/
Rakeen671,064/
Redkyn67853/
Rekina67623/
Richen67514/
Rychen67462/
Hrechkyna67302/
Rechin67236/
Rykken67231/
Raiken67162/
Ruiken67144/
Retkin6798/
Rackin6795/
Rockin6788/
Rezkin6769/
Requen6769/
Reikyn6767/
Reicin6755/
Rekyna6743/
Ruyken6742/
Röhken6739/
Reykin6737/
Raaken6729/
Rickne6728/
Reichkind6725/
Hryken6721/
Rekint6716/
Rickin6714/
Hrecin6714/
Hrekyn6710/
Rayken677/
Reukin677/
Retschkin677/
Rakken677/
Rikien676/
Reikin675/
Reukyn675/
Rock'n674/
Rezkyn673/
Rokien672/
Raycen672/
Reakin672/
Raqeen672/
Rykeen671/
Roycen671/
Reikne671/
Rekhne671/
Rekkin671/
Riekin671/
Hrekin671/
Rikcen671/
Rakuen671/
Rekień671/
Recheń671/
Reďkin671/
Reškin671/
Ryckem671/
Roqeen671/
Hrechkina671/
Reekin670/
Reacin670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Recken
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