Rækken Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Rækken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rækken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway231:223,57824,793

Rækken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rækken occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Rækken.

How Common Is The Last Name Rækken? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rækken live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequent in Norway, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 223,578. In Norway it is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent live.

Rækken Last Name Statistics demography

Rækken earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 14.24% more than the national average, earning 395,356 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rken802/
Røken7341/
Råken7331/
Ørken737/
Rkesn731/
Hrken731/
Rkn6750/
Geerken62873/
Rėkienė626/
Rkin604/
Rknn601/
Hrkn601/
Rknt601/
Rkng601/
Rknc601/
Rgkn601/
Rhkn601/
Rrkn601/
Rqkn601/
Geercken57164/
Geehrken572/
Rkina552/
Ørking502/
Rkeemh501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Rækken
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis