Tilka Surname

350,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,042 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Suriname

Tilka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tilka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
Albania991:29,4354,620
Philippines721:1,406,086101,646
Latvia481:42,7096,498
India431:17,838,730274,051
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Tilka (6,843) may also be a first name.

Tilka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tilka (Hindi: तिलका, Oriya: ଟିଲକା, Russian: Тилька) is held by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Tilka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tilka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 350,215th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 6,993,806 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 65 percent of Tilka live; 56 percent live in South Asia and 52 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 78,750th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 6,843 people.

It is most commonly used in Bangladesh, where it is held by 541 people, or 1 in 294,560. Barring Bangladesh Tilka is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Albania, where 10 percent are found.

Tilka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tilka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tilka last name rose 1,042 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tilka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tilka are 29.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.47% being registered to vote for the party.

Tilka earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.59% less than the national average, earning $42,463 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tilkai9143/
Tielka912/
Tilkah911/
Thilka910/
Thielka8317/
Tilkass838/
Tilki8011,320/
Tylka802,313/
Telka801,124/
Tilke80466/
Tilca80395/
Tilko80113/
Tilky8013/
Tielke73544/
Tilker73427/
Tillca73272/
Telkau7353/
Tilkey7329/
Telkga7315/
Thilke7314/
Tilkii7311/
Tilcat733/
Tilcca732/
Tilcay731/
Telkai731/
Tilcke731/
Tillke731/
Tilkeh731/
Tielko731/
Tiołka731/
Telkaj731/
Tilqua731/
Telcka731/
Tilkie730/
Thelka730/
Tilkee730/
Thielke672,555/
Tlekhas67566/
Tilkout67143/
Thilker6783/
Telkass6718/
Tielcke6711/
Thilkey6711/
Tillkes678/
Thielkj675/
Tillkey671/
Telkhat671/
Tlkj671/
Thilkes670/
Tilckey670/

Tilka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tilka in the Hindi language
तिलकाtilaka98.5
तिल्काtilka0.8
तिलकtilaka0.24
तीलकाtilaka0.21
टिलकाtilaka0.1
टिकाtika0.03
तीलकtilaka0.03
Tilka in the Oriya language
ଟିଲକାtilaka50
ତିଲିକାtilika33.33
ତିଲକtilaka16.67
Tilka in the Russian language
Тилькаtilka-

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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 Tilka
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