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Family name Franken (Franken , فرانكن, Франкен ) , throughout the world, is a common surname. The family name Franken is characteristic of Aruba, where it is a common surname, Netherlands, where it is quite a common surname, and Curacao. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Germany, Netherlands, and the United States. Very seldom, Franken is the forename as well as the last name.