Zanken Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Zanken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Zanken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zanken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zanken occurs most in Germany. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zanken? popularity and diffusion
Zanken is the 7,117,718th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Zanken live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname Zanken is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 16,101,092. In Germany Zanken is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Germany it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 14 percent are found and Cameroon, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zankeng | 92 | 1 | / |
| Zaankeen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zankin | 83 | 499 | / |
| Janken | 83 | 470 | / |
| Sanken | 83 | 117 | / |
| Zankyn | 83 | 38 | / |
| Zancen | 83 | 5 | / |
| Canken | 83 | 0 | / |
| Zaankengh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zankina | 77 | 468 | / |
| Sancken | 77 | 242 | / |
| Zhankin | 77 | 69 | / |
| Zankyna | 77 | 48 | / |
| Sankaen | 77 | 32 | / |
| Sainken | 77 | 20 | / |
| Chanken | 77 | 6 | / |
| Tzankin | 77 | 4 | / |
| Zainkin | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sankeen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zankuin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zanckin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jankeng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Scanken | 77 | 0 | / |
| Zhankenova | 75 | 28 | / |
| Jankn | 73 | 3 | / |
| Zancn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zhanchen | 71 | 448 | / |
| Sangkaen | 71 | 71 | / |
| Zhankina | 71 | 71 | / |
| Zainkina | 71 | 16 | / |
| Zangchen | 71 | 5 | / |
| Dzhankin | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tsankeng | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tzankina | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dzeunken | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sankienė | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zhangchen | 67 | 4,332 | / |
| Sankin | 67 | 1,709 | / |
| Sankyn | 67 | 87 | / |
| Sonken | 67 | 82 | / |
| Jankin | 67 | 57 | / |
| Conken | 67 | 50 | / |
| Jonken | 67 | 20 | / |
| Zonkin | 67 | 15 | / |
| Jamken | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zankim | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dzhankina | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jankem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tchankeng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jankén | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zancin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cankin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaineken | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Zanken
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