Unken Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Unken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Unken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Unken (7) may also be a first name.

Unken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Unken (Russian: Ункен) is most common in Germany. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Unken? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Unken reside; 40 percent reside in Western Europe and 40 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 4,548,448th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 7 people.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 40,252,730. In Germany Unken is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 50 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent live. Aside from Germany Unken exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent live and Russia, where 20 percent live.

Unken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Unken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Unken surname declined 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hunken91142/
Unkaen9168/
Unkn892/
Uineken8371/
Huncken8311/
Huhnken838/
Huenken834/
Aunkaen831/
Ounkaen831/
Onken804,391/
Inken8037/
Unkin805/
Uncen803/
Umken802/
Unkne801/
Hounkeng7712/
Huehnken777/
Unkenova771/
Hungkuen771/
Hunkin731,843/
Hinken731,214/
Gunkin731,101/
Oncken73640/
Unquen73593/
Ihnken73541/
Honken73333/
Hunkyn73123/
Ungkin7379/
Hünken7378/
Ingken7319/
Inkaen739/
Unkina736/
Unkynd734/
Inhken732/
Jinken732/
Unchen732/
Aumken731/
Unkyna731/
Innken731/
Eunkin731/
Unkion731/
Onkien731/
Gunkina671,164/
Hunkyna67126/
Hincken6757/
Hühnken6751/
Hüncken6739/
Unquien6729/
Utenkin6722/
Usenkin6713/
Hunquen6713/
Usynkin6712/
Hounkin677/
Hinkaen674/
Usenkyn673/
Aungkem672/
Hungkin672/
Gounkin672/
Ongkien671/
Hunkinn671/
Utinkin671/
Hounkne671/
Aunking671/
Uncn671/
Usynkyn671/

Unken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Unken in the Russian language
Ункенunken-

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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 Unken
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