Uken Surname

475,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Uken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2271:1,596,735107,304
Germany1471:547,65645,370
Indonesia1181:1,120,75680,521
Russia571:2,528,475145,724
India521:14,751,257245,013
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Üken (2) are calculated separately.

Uken (1,626) may also be a first name.

Uken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Uken (Bengali: উকেন, Hindi: उकेन, Marathi: उकेन, Russian: Укен) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Üken. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uken? popularity and diffusion

The last name Uken is the 475,771st most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 10,366,353 people. Uken occurs mostly in The Americas, where 33 percent of Uken live; 33 percent live in North America and 32 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 191,415th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 1,626 people.

Uken is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 227 people, or 1 in 1,596,735. In The United States Uken is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 15 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Iowa, where 11 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 21 percent reside and Indonesia, where 17 percent reside.

Uken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Uken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Uken surname increased 1,892 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Uken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Uken last name are 29.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.6% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Uken earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 464.77% more than the national average, earning R 1,342,100 per year and in United States they earn 0.35% less than the national average, earning $42,997 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Üken922/
Ukken89347/
Guken89305/
Auken89276/
Euken89129/
Ucken8952/
Huken8945/
Uiken8944/
Uzken8912/
Ukien897/
Ukeen893/
Ouken891/
Ukeun891/
Ukenn891/
Ukaen891/
Ukn8615/
Heuken80390/
Hauken80180/
Hucken8076/
Eucken8054/
Uzkent8049/
Gucken8038/
Houken8033/
Gauken8022/
Ousken8010/
Aucken804/
Gouken802/
Uisken802/
Uikenn801/
Ukenne801/
Oukken801/
Ougken801/
Outken801/
Ukienė801/
Oucken800/
Iken755,303/
Oken753,144/
Ukin75591/
Ucen75112/
Ukne759/
Ujkn754/
Aukn752/
Hukn751/
Uckn751/
Uqen751/
Uknk751/
Uykn751/
Eukn751/
Huisken73787/
Hausken73689/
Ukenova73143/
Guckeen7387/
Housken7350/
Huusken7343/
Houcken7339/
Heucken7335/
Haukåen7312/
Huysken739/
Haucken738/
Huijken735/
Huikien734/
Hugkeen732/
Haukuen731/
Huikeun731/
Hukkaen731/
Uikienė731/
Uckienė731/
Ikken673,132/
Utkyn671,665/
Okken67965/
Jiken67839/
Ocken67585/
Aukenova67500/
Hoken67354/
Hukin67311/
Uchen67303/
Aukin67237/
Ukina67210/
Gukin67202/
Hiken67198/
Icken67155/
Đukin6779/
Okien6754/
Ukcin6746/
Ikuen6742/
Ikien6738/
Oukem6727/
Hukyn6721/
Okeen6720/
Ikenn6719/
Oeken6718/
Iquen6716/
Uzkün6712/
Uikem6711/
Ooken6711/
Ukinc678/
Üyken678/
Uikin677/
Ukkin677/
Uskyn676/
Okenn675/
Ukyna675/
Ikaen675/
Aucen674/
Ikeen674/
Aukyn674/
Udkin673/
Eukin673/
Huknn673/
Uckin672/
Hukng672/
Okehn672/
Ücken672/
Uicen672/
Hauskeng671/
Hauskken671/
Hucen671/
Huskn671/
Eukem671/
Uzkin671/
Ukink671/
Uçkin671/
Ueccn671/
Oukengue671/
Uquen671/
Ihken670/

Uken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Uken in the Bengali language
উকেনukena-
Uken in the Hindi language
उकेनukena-
Uken in the Marathi language
उकेनukena44.44
उकेणukena44.44
युकेनyukena11.11
Uken in the Russian language
Укенuken-

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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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  • 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 Uken
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