Veken Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Veken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Veken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1411:119,76718,833
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Belgium141:821,18966,436
France81:8,302,840321,660
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Veken (12) may also be a first name.

Veken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Veken (Arabic: فيكن, Russian: Векен) is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Veken? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,076,574th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,684,982 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Veken live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe. Veken is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 12 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 119,767. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 82 percent reside, South Holland, where 8 percent reside and North Brabant, where 6 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands it is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 19 percent reside and Belgium, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Veeken91411/
Veiken919/
Veyken912/
Vaeken911/
Veijken831/
Viken803,036/
Weken80406/
Feken80141/
Vekin8016/
Vaken8012/
Voken8010/
Vyken805/
Vekyn803/
Vecen801/
Veukn800/
Veckienė773/
Feeken73411/
Feiken73382/
Fekken73297/
Foeken73194/
Wieken73164/
Beaken73142/
Fecken73129/
Weeken7360/
Wecken7359/
Fekeng7349/
Weiken7336/
Vekina7335/
Vetkyn7334/
Bekenn7332/
Veykin7328/
Fieken7324/
Vechen7322/
Wekken7320/
Voiken7312/
Vicken7312/
Vedkin7311/
Feuken7311/
Fesken7310/
Vikken738/
Wheken737/
Vakken737/
Vekyna734/
Behken734/
Wekaen733/
Vikøen733/
Fekien731/
Wehken731/
Voekin731/
Veckin731/
Vikien731/
Vaiken731/
Weaken731/
Vecaen731/
Vogken731/
Vyoken731/
Woeken730/
Huesken67297/
Weckend67113/
Vechkin6798/
Fekenne6772/
Wiekken6769/
Wiecken6766/
Weicken6743/
Veshkyn6739/
Beicken6737/
Veykina6727/
Feikeng6710/
Beacken677/
Vechkyn674/
Fiecken674/
Veikina674/
Waecken674/
Veikyna672/
Bekn672/
Veckina672/
Vakn672/
Vokn671/
Beakken671/
Weedken671/
Weycken671/
Feijken671/
Vegkina671/
Feakeng671/
Vaequen671/
Houeken671/
Vekchin671/
Vikn671/
Beckken670/
Feisken670/
Veachen670/

Veken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Veken in the Russian language
Векенveken-
Veken in the Arabic language
فيكنfykn-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Veken
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