Tilkes Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Tilkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tilkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Tilkes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tilkes (Hindi: तिलकेस) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tilkes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tilkes? popularity and diffusion

Tilkes is the 1,551,568th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Tilkes reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 3,815,357. In The United States Tilkes is primarily found in: Iowa, where 47 percent reside, Colorado, where 19 percent reside and California, where 17 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 28 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

Tilkes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tilkes last name are 31.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

Tilkes earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.32% less than the national average, earning $39,992 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tielkes92251/
Tillkes928/
Thilkes920/
Thielkes8629/
Telkes83464/
Tölkes83122/
Tilkis831/
Toelkes77160/
Thölkes7715/
Thilqes771/
Tlqes731/
Telkeş67197/
Telkis6738/
Telkeš6713/
Tlekeshova6310/
Tilquist5731/
Tillquist53210/
Thilquist5321/

Tilkes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tilkes in the Hindi language
तिलकेसtilakesa-

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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 Tilkes
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