Dölken Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dölken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dölken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany861:936,11065,790
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Dölken Last Name Facts

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

Dölken is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dölken? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,020,555th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name Dölken occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Dölken are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Dölken is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 936,110. In Germany Dölken is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 60 percent are found, Bavaria, where 21 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dölcken9221/
Döllken9215/
Dilken83360/
Dälken8370/
Dülken8352/
Delken8314/
Doelken775/
Duelken775/
Deelken775/
Delkeen771/
Dölchen771/
Doellken7114/
Dilkienė718/
Delkienė714/
Dėlkienė711/
Dilkin67947/
Delkin6765/
Dylkin6761/
Delcen6725/
Dilcen6720/
Dylkyn674/
Dilkem671/
Gylken670/
Dylkina62101/
Delkina6232/
Delquen6222/
Dilkina6217/
Dilchen6211/
Dylkyna628/
Dilckin623/
Délking621/
Delchen621/
Del'kin621/
Delkyhn621/
D'Lequin571/
Dlcin551/
Delkinova538/
Delcin5059/

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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
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  • 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 Dölken
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