Örken Surname
Approximately 480 people bear this surname
Örken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 477 | 1:163,148 | 12,640 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Orken (121) & Örkén (7) are calculated separately.
Örken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Örken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Örken is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Orken or Örkén. For other possible spellings of Örken click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Örken? popularity and diffusion
The surname Örken is the 635,252nd most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 15,182,387 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Örken reside; 87 percent reside in West Asia and 87 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
Örken is most widespread in Turkey, where it is borne by 477 people, or 1 in 163,148. In Turkey Örken is primarily concentrated in: Bitlis Province, where 20 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 13 percent reside and Osmaniye Province, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Turkey this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 0 percent reside and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orken | 93 | 121 | / |
| Örkén | 93 | 7 | / |
| Erken | 80 | 15,883 | / |
| Arken | 80 | 171 | / |
| Örkün | 80 | 1 | / |
| Harken | 73 | 954 | / |
| Herken | 73 | 402 | / |
| Orkeen | 73 | 187 | / |
| Ercken | 73 | 75 | / |
| Horken | 73 | 37 | / |
| Arcken | 73 | 35 | / |
| Arkeen | 73 | 23 | / |
| Örkény | 73 | 16 | / |
| Hörkén | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aarken | 73 | 2 | / |
| Erkoen | 73 | 2 | / |
| Orcken | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aerken | 73 | 1 | / |
| Erkeen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orkien | 73 | 1 | / |
| Errken | 73 | 0 | / |
| Harcken | 67 | 24 | / |
| Arkn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Orkn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heurken | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harkeen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herrken | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Örken
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