Jilken Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Jilken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jilken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Jilkén (36) are calculated separately.

Jilken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jilken is found most frequently in Sweden. It may appear in the variant forms: Jilkén. Click here for other possible spellings of Jilken.

How Common Is The Last Name Jilken? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Jilken live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Jilken is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,923,378. In Sweden Jilken is primarily concentrated in: Kalmar County, where 50 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 50 percent are found. Not including Sweden it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 25 percent are found and Norway, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jilkén9436/
Ilken91105/
Hilken83884/
Jelken83266/
Silken83211/
Zilken83135/
Eilken83133/
Ilcken8376/
Jilkin8358/
Gilken8320/
Ailken832/
Uilken831/
Yilken830/
Oilken830/
Jsielcken801/
Sielken77104/
Zillken77100/
Hilcken7760/
Heilken7745/
Jilkina7733/
Hielken7713/
Scilken779/
Zilcken775/
Yilkien771/
Jillkne771/
Gielken770/
Ilkin731,637/
Ülken73959/
Elken73650/
Ulken7359/
Ilcen736/
Jelkn731/
Illøkken7142/
Silkienė7136/
Sielcken7132/
Ilkenova714/
Hilkenne710/
Silkin675,921/
Ilkina67622/
Yilkin67611/
Elkeng67366/
Selken67280/
Sölken67166/
Gilkin67124/
Hilkin67120/
Helken6786/
Jelkin6781/
Yolken6746/
Ehlken6732/
Ühlken6729/
Uhlken6728/
Zelken6727/
Zilkin6716/
Sjøløkken6714/
Ilchen6710/
Iolkin679/
Zilkenova675/
Jälkén674/
Gelken673/
Ilking672/
Jelkne672/
Cilkin671/
Ielkin671/
Hilcen671/
Jelkem671/
Žilkin671/
Eilkem671/
Hylken671/
Sleken670/

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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 Jilken
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