Tilken Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Denmark

Tilken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tilken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey511:1,525,91059,107
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Tilken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tilken occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tilken? popularity and diffusion

Tilken is the 2,273,756th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 73 percent of Tilken live; 73 percent live in West Asia and 73 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name Tilken is most numerous in Turkey, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 1,525,910. In Turkey Tilken is most common in: Afyonkarahisar Province, where 100 percent live. Aside from Turkey this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 17 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Tilken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tilken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tilken last name declined 88 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tielken9216/
Thilken924/
Tilkien921/
Tilkeng921/
Thielken8616/
Tilkin831,064/
Tölken8394/
Telken8386/
Tleken831/
Thölken77590/
Toelken77111/
Tilchen7750/
Teelken7746/
Thelken7716/
Tilkina777/
Tilking772/
Thilkin772/
Tiolkin772/
Tilkuin771/
Tlqen731/
Tlcen731/
Thilking7175/
Tiolkina714/
Thoelken711/
Tillkina711/
Telkin6785/
Tylkin6741/
Tlekenova6733/
Telkyn674/
Tylkyn672/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Tilken
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis