Örkén Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Örkén Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Örkén Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Örken (480) & Orken (121) are calculated separately.

Örkén Last Name Facts

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

The last name Örkén has its highest incidence in Sweden. It may also be found as: Örken or Orken. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Örkén? popularity and diffusion

Örkén is the 7,117,718th most common family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Örkén live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,641,126. In Sweden Örkén is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 83 percent live and Jönköping County, where 17 percent live. Not including Sweden Örkén is found in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Örken93480/
Örkény9116/
Hörkén913/
Orken87121/
Erkén8019/
Arkén802/
Örkün801/
Harkén7317/
Arkn673/
Orkn671/

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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 Örkén
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