Surname Екен (Eken 
, Yeken 
, Екен 
) , worldwide, is a common cognomen. The surname Екен is characteristic of Turkey, where it is quite a common surname, Cameroon, where it is quite a rare surname, and Norway. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Turkey, Cameroon, and Germany. Very seldom, Екен is the forename as well as the last name.