Zaken Surname
Approximately 2,096 people bear this surname
Zaken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 1,713 | 1:4,996 | 734 |
| United States | 247 | 1:1,467,445 | 100,382 |
| Kazakhstan | 69 | 1:256,268 | 22,420 |
| Netherlands | 30 | 1:562,906 | 50,501 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Zaken (200) may also be a first name.
Zaken Demographics
Zaken Political Affiliation
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Zaken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zaken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zaken (Arabic: زاكن, Russian: Закен) is found most in Israel. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zaken? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zaken is the 199,278th most common last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,476,883 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Zaken are found; 82 percent are found in West Asia and 82 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 640,739th most frequent forename at a global level It is held by 200 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Israel, where it is held by 1,713 people, or 1 in 4,996. In Israel Zaken is most numerous in: Jerusalem District, where 57 percent live, Judea and Samaria Area, where 18 percent live and Haifa District, where 8 percent live. Other than Israel this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent live.
Zaken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Zaken has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 2,744 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Zaken Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.
In The United States those holding the Zaken last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
Zaken earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.56% more than the national average, earning $53,317 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zaken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zaken in the Russian language | ||
| Закен | zaken | - |
| Zaken in the Arabic language | ||
| زاكن | zakn | - |
| زاكين | zakyn | - |
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Zaken Reference & Research
Zakem FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Zaken
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