Sken Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Sken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia61:2,581,1918,069
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Sken (139) may also be a first name.

Sken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sken (Hindi: स्केन, Russian: Скен) is more frequently found in Cambodia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sken? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Sken are found; 54 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 46 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 784,558th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 139 people.

The surname is most common in Cambodia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 2,581,191. In Cambodia Sken is most numerous in: Tboung Khmum Province, where 100 percent are found. Other than Cambodia Sken exists in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Sken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sken has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skeen899,130/
Skien89132/
Skoen8981/
Sxken893/
Skuen893/
Skehn890/
Skeun890/
Skn8670/
Skøien80235/
Skehen8044/
Hæsken8021/
Shkeen804/
Skeenk801/
Skeehn801/
Skenne801/
Sckenk801/
Skenck800/
Skin75884/
Skön75249/
Skyn7522/
Skån758/
Zken755/
Xken752/
Skne752/
Sknh751/
Sknq751/
Skkn751/
Skhn751/
Sjkn751/
Sxkn751/
Szkn751/
Jskn751/
Skøn751/
Sckn751/
Geesken7360/
Skenova7310/
Skennck731/
Skinn67694/
Skina67277/
Skuin6764/
Shkyn6756/
Skåån6747/
Shkin6733/
Skåne6726/
Skånø6713/
Squen675/
Xzken675/
Scoen674/
Skngh673/
Skion673/
Shkng671/
Chken671/
Skinc671/
Shkenova671/
Sqien671/
Jskng671/
Skyon670/
Skimn670/

Sken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sken in the Hindi language
स्केनskena-
Sken in the Russian language
Скенsken-

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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 Sken
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