Ilkens Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Ilkens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 4 | 1:512,512 | 30,386 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Ilkens (7) may also be a first name.
Ilkens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ilkens Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ilkens occurs more in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ilkens? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ilkens is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Ilkens occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Ilkens are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in Baltic Europe. Ilkens is also the 4,548,448th most frequently occurring forename worldwide It is held by 7 people.
The last name Ilkens is most widely held in Latvia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 512,512. In Latvia Ilkens is most prevalent in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 75 percent live and Vidzeme, where 25 percent live. Besides Latvia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilkens | 92 | 659 | / |
| Gilkens | 92 | 48 | / |
| Ailkens | 92 | 3 | / |
| Heilkens | 86 | 19 | / |
| Elkens | 83 | 12 | / |
| Ilkins | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gilkins | 77 | 15 | / |
| Hilkins | 77 | 10 | / |
| Uilkins | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ailkins | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eilkins | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oilkins | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gelkens | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elkenss | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hulkens | 77 | 0 | / |
| Helkens | 77 | 0 | / |
| Elkns | 73 | 2 | / |
| Geelkens | 71 | 65 | / |
| Hillkins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Elkins | 67 | 36,031 | / |
| Elkenz | 67 | 103 | / |
| Ulkins | 67 | 24 | / |
| Elkyns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ilkince | 62 | 86 | / |
| Hulkins | 62 | 3 | / |
| Elkkins | 62 | 2 | / |
| Helkins | 62 | 1 | / |
| Eelkins | 62 | 1 | / |
| Elkinse | 62 | 0 | / |
| Ellkins | 62 | 0 | / |
| Gehlkins | 57 | 1 | / |
| Elknz | 55 | 1 | / |
| Elkims | 50 | 4 | / |
| Elkinz | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ilkens
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