Illek Surname

488,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Illek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Illek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia2461:43,2257,189
Germany2391:336,84333,164
Austria1161:73,40911,170
Hungary211:467,44230,347
Slovakia171:313,90944,635
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Íllek (1) are calculated separately.

Illek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Illek (Russian: Иллек) has its highest incidence in Czechia. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Íllek. For other potential spellings of Illek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Illek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 488,996th most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 10,748,593 people. Illek is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Illek are found; 53 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Illek is most common in Czechia, where it is held by 246 people, or 1 in 43,225. In Czechia Illek is most frequent in: South Moravian Region, where 42 percent live, Moravian-Silesian Region, where 9 percent live and Prague, where 8 percent live. Other than Czechia this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 35 percent live and Austria, where 17 percent live.

Illek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Illek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Illek surname rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Íllek931/
Gillek9139/
Jillek9131/
Illeck9128/
Hillek9113/
Illeik911/
Ilek89779/
Hilleke83567/
Jilleck831/
Hilleck831/
Gilleck830/
Jilek802,736/
Ellek80922/
Ileke80813/
Ileck80224/
Illik80195/
Gilek80168/
Yilek80123/
Illík8089/
Ileuk8043/
Eilek8027/
Hilek8023/
Illeg8015/
Ilekh8013/
Ailek802/
Yllek801/
Ilhek801/
Hillecke7763/
Illeková7724/
Illekova773/
Illick73201/
Heilek73141/
Hullek7347/
Gileck7333/
Elleck7331/
Hillik7317/
Yillik7317/
Gailek7312/
Jilekh7310/
Gilleg739/
Eileck738/
Elleke736/
Gellek735/
Hitlek734/
Gillík734/
Huilek734/
Iletck733/
Hileke732/
Ilecke732/
Hellek732/
Ullekh732/
Elleik731/
Jileck731/
Ilechk731/
Eileke731/
Ellesk731/
Ilekhe731/
Ieleck731/
Gillec730/
Elletk730/
Hilleg730/
Elek6711,258/
Ilik678,086/
Ulek67275/
Hillick67208/
Gillikh67113/
Hullekh6778/
Ilyk6776/
Yolleck6754/
Helleck6748/
Ilík6744/
Ilex6717/
Ilekova6715/
Ilec6712/
Ileková6710/
Ileg6710/
Hulleck676/
Hillike676/
Hillyke673/
Ileq672/
Hellekh672/
Ylek672/
Haileke671/
Iljk671/
Jlek671/
Helliek671/
Illkova671/
Illegue671/
Ilık671/
Jillegs671/
Gillegg671/
Yillick671/
Eilheck670/
Gilliok670/

Illek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Illek in the Russian language
Иллекillek-

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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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  • 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 Illek
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