Nilke Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Nilke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nilke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

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

Nilke (59) may also be a first name.

Nilke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nilke (Hindi: नीलके, Marathi: िनलके) has its highest incidence in Sweden. It may be rendered as: Nilkë. For other potential spellings of Nilke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nilke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most common surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. Nilke is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Nilke live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in Scandinavia. Nilke is also the 1,282,666th most numerous forename world-wide It is held by 59 people.

This surname is most widely held in Sweden, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,641,126. In Sweden Nilke is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 100 percent live. Not including Sweden Nilke occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 14 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.

Nilke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nilke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nilkë931/
Gnilke9122/
Nielke915/
Nilkie911/
Nilk8953/
Nilkhet8339/
Nilåker831/
Nilkker831/
Nilckey830/
Nelke801,902/
Nölke801,489/
Nilki80127/
Nilce8045/
Nilka8030/
Nølke805/
Nleke803/
Nilky803/
Gnilk802/
Nilkh801/
Nlkie801/
Nilkheth771/
Nlk753/
Nölker73557/
Noelke73551/
Nelkie7358/
Nölkes7333/
Hnilka7330/
Nölcke7326/
Nöllke7326/
Nilkii737/
Nilcea737/
Nilhåk734/
Nilkij733/
Nielck731/
Nllket731/
Nillka731/
Nilche730/
Nelk67229/
Nilkuha6773/
Nylk6754/
Noelcke6730/
Nilkova6719/
Nilchee679/
Nlek679/
Nälk679/
Nlkz672/
Nisllck672/
Nilg672/
Nlce671/
Nlki671/
Nlqe671/
Nilquer671/
Nlkq671/
Nyløkke671/
Nülk671/
Nlka671/
Nilc670/
Nelcker670/
Nlecker670/

Nilke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nilke in the Hindi language
नीलकेnilake-
Nilke in the Marathi language
िनलकेinalake-

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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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  • 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 Nilke
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