Salken Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Salken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan1481:119,47612,669
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Salken (40) may also be a first name.

Salken Last Name Facts

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

Salken (Russian: Салкен) occurs most in Kazakhstan. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Salken click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salken? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,239,697th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. Salken occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Salken reside; 79 percent reside in Central Asia and 79 percent reside in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. It is also the 1,614,485th most widespread forename in the world, held by 40 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Kazakhstan, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 119,476. In Kazakhstan Salken is mostly found in: Karaganda Region, where 68 percent live, Astana, where 20 percent live and Aktobe Region, where 10 percent live. Not including Kazakhstan this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Salken Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

The amount Salken earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 25.8% less than the national average, earning $32,018 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.49% more than the national average, earning $55,390 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salkeen9230/
Salkeng921/
Schalken86811/
Scaulken862/
Shalkeen861/
Salkin832,104/
Salkyn8330/
Zalken8313/
Calken838/
Solken836/
Jalken833/
Salcen833/
Salqen831/
Salkenova8092/
Schalcken801/
Salkina77502/
Shalkin77290/
Saulkin7756/
Salkyna7741/
Shalkyn7725/
Saulkyn779/
Chalken778/
Jalkeng777/
Salchen776/
Salqeen775/
Saalkin773/
Zalkeen771/
Sailkin771/
Seilken771/
Callken771/
Caulken770/
Shelken770/
Shalkenova7510/
Shalkina71198/
Saulkina7144/
Saalkind7122/
Shalkyna7120/
Saulkyna7112/
Sasilkin712/
Shaulkin712/
Sealkind711/
Schalkin711/
Calkin671,453/
Solkin671,427/
Çalkin67850/
Zalkin67513/
Salcin67123/
Zalkyn6725/
Salkinova6719/
Solkyn6714/
Shatylkin6711/
Shahalkyn676/
Salqin676/
Šalkin674/
Shaulkina674/
Shatylkyn673/
Shatilkin672/
Salkynova672/
Salkym671/
Colken671/
Jalkén671/
Shchalkin671/
Scheilken670/

Salken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salken in the Russian language
Салкенsalken-

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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
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  • 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 Salken
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