Tapken Surname

252,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Tapken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tapken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2631:63,7418,192
United States2001:1,812,295118,682
Netherlands701:241,24531,316
England151:3,714,537119,675
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Tapken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tapken has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tapken? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tapken is the 252,019th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,638,794 people. Tapken is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Tapken are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Tapken is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 1,263 people, or 1 in 63,741. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 81 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent are found and Bremen, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Germany Tapken exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 4 percent are found.

Tapken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tapken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tapken surname expanded 1,667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tapken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tapken last name are 44.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 91.3% registered to vote for the political party.

Tapken earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.09% more than the national average, earning $47,072 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taapken92215/
Tapkeng921/
Thapkaen8648/
Tapkin83272/
Tabken8363/
Tapkın8348/
Töpken8340/
Topken8333/
Tapkem831/
Tepken830/
Tapkenova808/
Tapkina77108/
Taubken7790/
Tapking7753/
Topkeng772/
Taypkin771/
Tabkeng771/
Tabkaen771/
Tapckin771/
Taapkin770/
Thapking714/
Taypkina712/
Thepkaen711/
Topkin67402/
Tavkin67222/
Tepkin6742/
Topkyn6711/
Tabkin6711/
Tavkyn676/
Tapkinova674/
Tabkenova671/
Tapcin671/
Topcen671/

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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
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  • 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 Tapken
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