Renken Surname

59,778th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Renken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Renken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,9181:16,3702,163
United States2,8851:125,63613,344
Netherlands2561:65,96611,279
Brazil1261:1,699,00355,624
South Africa951:570,29244,274
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
England251:2,228,72284,230
Ecuador211:757,42112,901
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:377,58428,378

Renken (22) may also be a first name.

Renken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Renken (Russian: Ренкен) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Renken? popularity and diffusion

Renken is the 59,778th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 863,863 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Renken are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 22 people.

The surname Renken is most common in Germany, where it is held by 4,918 people, or 1 in 16,370. In Germany it is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 72 percent reside, Bremen, where 10 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 3 percent reside.

Renken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Renken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Renken last name expanded 2,169 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 417 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Renken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Renken surname are 24.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.34% being registered with the political party.

The amount Renken earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 30.74% more than the national average, earning R 310,692 per year; in United States they earn 1.8% more than the national average, earning $43,927 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.44% less than the national average, earning $46,484 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rencken92696/
Renkien922/
Rienken921/
Renkenn921/
Rengken921/
Ruenkaen861/
Renkin83833/
Rinken83252/
Rencen839/
Rncken833/
Rynken831/
Rhengkeng8024/
Renchen77268/
Remcken7727/
Rengkin7716/
Ringken7710/
Raenkin772/
Renkyna772/
Renquen771/
Raenkyn771/
Hrenkin771/
Renkina771/
Hrenkyna714/
Renchenn711/
Hrenkina711/
Rinkin67154/
Rynkin6731/
Rencin6723/
Renqin6711/
Renkim679/
Rimken672/
Remkem671/
Rnnkin670/

Renken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Renken in the Russian language
Ренкенrenken-

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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 Renken
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