Ilken Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Ilken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ilken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey831:937,60743,462
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ilken (122) may also be a first name.

Ilken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ilken is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilken? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ilken is the 1,795,579th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name Ilken occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Ilken reside; 57 percent reside in West Asia and 57 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 844,248th most numerous given name on earth It is held by 122 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 937,607. In Turkey Ilken is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 28 percent reside, Hatay Province, where 27 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 23 percent reside. Barring Turkey this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 10 percent reside and Germany, where 9 percent reside.

Ilken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ilken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ilken surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hilken91884/
Eilken91133/
Ilcken9176/
Gilken9120/
Jilken914/
Ailken912/
Uilken911/
Oilken910/
Yilken910/
Hilcken8360/
Heilken8345/
Hielken8313/
Yilkien831/
Ilkin801,637/
Ülken80959/
Elken80650/
Ulken8059/
Ilcen806/
Illøkken7742/
Ilkenova774/
Hilkenne770/
Ilkina73622/
Yilkin73611/
Elkeng73366/
Gilkin73124/
Hilkin73120/
Helken7386/
Jilkin7358/
Yolken7346/
Jilkén7336/
Ehlken7332/
Ühlken7329/
Uhlken7328/
Ilchen7310/
Iolkin739/
Gelken733/
Ilking732/
Hylken731/
Ielkin731/
Hilcen731/
Eilkem731/
Jsielcken711/
Gehlken67422/
Helkenn67173/
Yilkinc6748/
Hilchen6739/
Jilkina6733/
Eilkina6728/
Uehlken6724/
Iglikin6713/
Gilkina6710/
Illchen6710/
Gillkin676/
Iolkina675/
Ulkienė674/
Esilkin674/
Ulkn671/
Ailkina671/
Yilchen671/
Jillkne671/
Elkn671/
Hilking670/
Helcken670/

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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 Ilken
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