Starken Surname

878,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Starken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Starken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1511:2,400,390147,856
Germany821:981,77468,040
Israel431:199,01519,367
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Ireland51:941,78816,185
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Stärken (1) are calculated separately.

Starken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Starken is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Stärken. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Starken? popularity and diffusion

It is the 878,878th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 23,737,935 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Starken live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Starken is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 2,400,390. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 36 percent live, New York, where 19 percent live and Arkansas, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States Starken is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 27 percent live and Israel, where 14 percent live.

Starken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Starken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Starken last name expanded 2,517 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Starken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Starken last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Starken earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.51% more than the national average, earning $49,410 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stärken951/
Starcken938/
Starkienė8844/
Sterken862,091/
Starkin86648/
Storken86130/
Starkyn8651/
Starkne861/
Starcen861/
Störken861/
Starkina80666/
Storcken80168/
Starkyna8053/
Shtarkin8031/
Stercken8023/
Starchen802/
Shtarkyn802/
Starckin801/
Shtarkina7561/
Štarkienė7555/
Shtarkyna752/
Steurcken750/
Sterkin71121/
Sterkyn7110/
Storkin717/
Storkyn712/
Storkem710/
Shtorkin6741/
Starchin6715/
Storking679/
Storkyna675/
Storkina675/
Shtorkina6335/
Sterquin534/

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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 Starken
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