Tilk Surname

257,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Tilk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tilk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia6361:2,078107
Germany2551:315,70831,833
Hungary2131:46,0864,904
United States2101:1,725,995114,113
India591:13,001,108227,026
Canada581:635,26952,014
Russia401:3,603,076182,447
Finland261:211,41217,592
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
England31:18,572,686338,250
France21:33,211,361423,184
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Tílk (5) are calculated separately.

Tilk (4,557) may also be a first name.

Tilk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tilk (Hindi: तिलक, Russian: Тилк) is borne by more people in Estonia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Tílk. For other possible spellings of Tilk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tilk? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tilk is the 257,026th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,753,781 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Tilk reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 41 percent reside in Baltic Europe. Tilk is also the 101,807th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 4,557 people.

Tilk is most prevalent in Estonia, where it is borne by 636 people, or 1 in 2,078. Not including Estonia it is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 17 percent live and Hungary, where 14 percent live.

Tilk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tilk has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,235 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tilk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tilk surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tilk earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.83% less than the national average, earning $40,632 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.98% more than the national average, earning $50,170 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tílk925/
Tilkh891,453/
Tilke89466/
Thilk8941/
Tilks8921/
Tlk8612/
Thielk80211/
Tielck8014/
Thilke8014/
Tiglik8013/
Tilcke801/
Tillke801/
Thilck801/
Tilg75423/
Telk75168/
Tlek75105/
Tylk7566/
Tülk7537/
Tõlk7523/
Tölk7520/
Tilc7514/
Thlk752/
Tlkq751/
Dtlk751/
Tilkova73164/
Thielck7317/
Tilková7311/
Tölke671,291/
Telke67324/
Telck67158/
Thelk6723/
Toelk679/
Tlkqh671/
Tølke671/
Tleke671/
Teulk670/

Tilk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tilk in the Hindi language
तिलकtilaka99.3
तिल्कtilka0.04
Tilk in the Russian language
Тилкtilk-

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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 Tilk
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