Illigen Surname

1,032,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Illigen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Illigen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1971:408,65737,472
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Austria121:709,62061,025
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Illigen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Illigen is found most in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Illigen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Illigen is the 1,032,007th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 29,866,991 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Illigen live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Illigen is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 197 people, or 1 in 408,657. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 58 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 34 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Germany it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 9 percent are found and Austria, where 5 percent are found.

Illigen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Illigen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Illigen surname decreased 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Illigen
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