Ilk Surname

208,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,985 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Ilk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ilk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,3621:57,1385,551
United States1761:2,059,426131,385
Germany1431:562,97546,225
Austria1331:64,0269,907
Poland631:603,31354,622
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Hungary211:467,44230,347
England91:6,190,895170,599
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Ilk (111) may also be a first name.

Ilk Last Name Facts

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

Ilk (Hindi: िलक) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 208,375th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,671,308 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 54 percent of Ilk are found; 53 percent are found in West Asia and 53 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Ilk is also the 890,531st most widely held given name globally, held by 111 people.

The last name Ilk is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is carried by 1,362 people, or 1 in 57,138. In Turkey Ilk is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 31 percent are found, Bitlis Province, where 18 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Turkey Ilk occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Germany, where 7 percent are found.

Ilk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ilk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ilk last name increased 978 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ilk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ilk surname are 1.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.61% registered with the party.

The amount Ilk earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.26% more than the national average, earning $47,575 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.97% less than the national average, earning $49,201 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hilk86420/
Ilke86338/
Gilk86247/
Jilk86240/
Illk8679/
Uilk8655/
Yilk8645/
Eilk8617/
Ilck868/
Ilkh865/
Ijlk862/
Ilkk862/
Oilk861/
Ielk861/
Ailk861/
Ilık861/
Hilke751,882/
Hilck75248/
Jilke75234/
Yilek75123/
Eilks7571/
Eilek7527/
Oilke7512/
Illke758/
Uilke753/
Hilks753/
Ailke752/
Ailek752/
Ielck751/
Ihlke751/
Ailck751/
Eilke751/
Jillk751/
Yilke750/
Ilg674,953/
Ulk673,162/
Elk672,789/
Ilkova671,395/
Ilc67492/
Ilková67291/
Heilek67141/
Heilke6779/
Hilcke6744/
Ülk6737/
Heilck6721/
Eileck678/
Ilx677/
Ylk676/
Jlk675/
Ilq674/
Huilek674/
Hitlek674/
Jilkhe672/
Iglick672/
Hillck671/
Essilk671/
Hoilke671/
Eileke671/
Gillck670/
Hillke670/
Hillks670/

Ilk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ilk in the Hindi language
िलकilaka-

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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
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  • 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 Ilk
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