Remken Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Curaçao

Remken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Remken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Remken Last Name Facts

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

Remken (Russian: Ремкен) is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Remken? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,373,373rd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Remken live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 888,799. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: North Holland, where 53 percent reside, Gelderland, where 42 percent reside and Utrecht, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 32 percent reside and Curaçao, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Remcken9227/
Remkin837/
Rimken832/
Romken832/
Remkem831/
Ramken830/
Remchen7770/
Remkina771/
Remking770/
Rimkienė714,289/
Reimchen71531/
Rejmchen711/
Romkin67195/
Ramkin6786/
Rymkyn6710/
Romkyn676/
Rimkin674/
Remkym673/
Rymkin673/
Riomkin6212/
Rymkyna6211/
Rimkina625/
Remchin622/
Hromkin622/
Hromkyn621/
Hramkin621/
Raimchen575/
Riomkina571/
Romqn551/

Remken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Remken in the Russian language
Ремкенremken-

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