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Where Does The Last Name Taken Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Taken (Bengali: তকেন, Marathi: टाक, Oriya: ଟାେକନ, Russian: Такен) occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taken? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 391,801^st most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,070,372 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 34 percent of Taken live; 28 percent live in Western Europe and 28 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 295,214^th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 773 people.

The surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 241 people, or 1 in 70,071. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Gelderland, where 63 percent reside, Overijssel, where 21 percent reside and North Holland, where 8 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands it occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Turkey, where 13 percent reside.

Taken Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Taken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Taken surname grew 942 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 220 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Taken Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those holding the Taken last name are 41.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 87.88% being registered with the party.

Taken earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.1% less than the national average, earning $37,496 USD per year.