Rudken Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Rudken Surname Definition:

Bapt 'the son of Rudolph', diminutive Rudkin; compare Watkin, Wilkin, &c. As Rudolph, saving in the form of Rolf, was not common in England, it is probable Rudkin and Rudkins are of Dutch extraction and modern immigration. I find no early instances.

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Rudken Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia641:421,80833,593
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Rudken Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Bapt 'the son of Rudolph', diminutive Rudkin; compare Watkin, Wilkin, &c. As Rudolph, saving in the form of Rolf, was not common in England, it is probable Rudkin and Rudkins are of Dutch extraction and modern immigration. I find no early instances. (2) Nick.' the Rutterkin.' Since writing the above it has occurred to me that this is but the Dutch Rutterkin (v. Rutter). It would naturally be found on the East coast.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley
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Rudken Demographics

Average Rudken Salary in
United States

$57,292 USD

Per year
Rank:
242,251 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
2.0153E-6
Rank: 946,322 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
132.77%
Sample size: 3 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Rudken Last Name Facts

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

Rudken (Russian: Рудкен) is found most in Australia. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rudken? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rudken is the 2,312,869th most commonly used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 94 percent of Rudken live; 94 percent live in Australasia and 94 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most frequent in Australia, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 421,808. In Australia Rudken is most common in: Queensland, where 98 percent reside and New South Wales, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Australia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Rudken Last Name Statistics demography

Rudken earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rudkin834,260/
Rudkyn8355/
Rutken833/
Rudkina77621/
Rudkyna7768/
Hrudkyn7722/
Rutkienė7156/
Hrudkyna7125/
Hrutcken710/
Rodkin674,061/
Rutkin67452/
Rodkyn67231/
Ridkin6721/
Rutkyn673/
Ritken672/
Rudkim671/
Rodqen671/
Rautkin62149/
Rautkyn6229/
Roetken6227/
Rudchin6216/
Rothken6212/
Rutkina6211/
Rod'kin621/
Reutkem621/
Rutchen620/
Rautkina57234/
Rotkienė5736/
Ruttchen5736/
Rautkyna5726/
Ruthking571/
Rotkin50749/
Rotkyn5037/
Ritkin5010/
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Rudken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rudken in the Russian language
Рудкенrudken-

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