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 Religious Adherence
in Kazakhstan
Religious Adherence
in Kazakhstan
Zaken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zaken Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zaken (Arabic: زاكن, Russian: Закен) has its highest incidence in Israel. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zaken? popularity and diffusion
It is the 199,278th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,476,883 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Zaken reside; 82 percent reside in West Asia and 82 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 640,739th most widely held forename world-wide It is held by 200 people.
This surname is most widely held in Israel, where it is borne by 1,713 people, or 1 in 4,996. In Israel it is primarily found in: Jerusalem District, where 57 percent are found, Judea and Samaria Area, where 18 percent are found and Haifa District, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Israel it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent are found.
Zaken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Zaken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zaken surname increased 2,744 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Zaken Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Zaken surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.
In The United States those holding the Zaken surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the 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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