Hilkens Surname

499,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 659 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hilkens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hilkens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3431:49,2348,424
Belgium1541:74,65411,851
Germany1141:706,18853,880
United States411:8,840,462379,649
France21:33,211,361423,184
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Hilkens Last Name Facts

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

Hilkens occurs most in The Netherlands. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hilkens? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 499,597th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 11,058,492 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Hilkens are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 343 people, or 1 in 49,234. In The Netherlands Hilkens is mostly concentrated in: Limburg, where 72 percent live, North Holland, where 9 percent live and North Brabant, where 9 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 23 percent live and Germany, where 17 percent live.

Hilkens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hilkens are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Hilkens earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.07% less than the national average, earning $32,761 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heilkens9319/
Ilkens926/
Gilkens8648/
Hilkins8610/
Ailkens863/
Hulkens860/
Helkens860/
Hillkins800/
Elkens7712/
Ilkins773/
Gilkins7115/
Uilkins716/
Hulkins713/
Oilkins711/
Elkenss711/
Eilkins711/
Ailkins711/
Helkins711/
Gelkens711/
Geelkens6765/
Elkns672/
Gehlkins671/
Elkins6236,031/
Elkenz62103/
Ulkins6224/
Elkyns621/
Ilkince5786/
Elkkins572/
Eelkins571/
Elkinse570/
Ellkins570/
Elknz501/

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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 Hilkens
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