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) occurs more in Cambodia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sken click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sken? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sken is the 5,391,485th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 77 percent of Sken reside; 54 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 46 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 784,558th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 139 people.

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

Sken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sken has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 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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