Kilkens Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kilkens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilkens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1451:116,46318,437
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kilkens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kilkens is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilkens? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,441,361st most widely held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The last name Kilkens occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Kilkens live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Kilkens is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 116,463. In The Netherlands Kilkens is mostly concentrated in: Gelderland, where 46 percent are found, Limburg, where 39 percent are found and North Holland, where 5 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Külkens86239/
Kilkins8629/
Kuelkens807/
Kölckens801/
Külckens801/
Kilchens800/
Kölchens6734/
Clkins621/
Kelkins571/
Celkins570/
Kelcins570/
Kleckins531/
Caelkins530/

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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 Kilkens
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