Ulken Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ulken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ulken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Ülken (959) are calculated separately.

Ulken (12) may also be a first name.

Ulken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ulken is found most frequently in Germany. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Ülken. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ulken? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,506,728th most widespread last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. Ulken occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Ulken live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name Ulken is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 2,236,263. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 69 percent live, Hesse, where 19 percent live and Berlin, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Ulken Last Name Statistics demography

Ulken earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 46.59% more than the national average, earning $63,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ülken93959/
Uhlken9128/
Uilken911/
Gulken911/
Ulkn891/
Uehlken8324/
Ulkienė834/
Olken80539/
Ulkin80183/
Ilken80105/
Ulkyn8034/
Ulcen8032/
Hilken73884/
Gulkin73545/
Ulkina73317/
Ilcken7376/
Hulkyn7345/
Ulkyna7344/
Holken7330/
Ühlken7329/
Aulkin7311/
Olcken738/
Hulkin737/
Jilken734/
Hulkem730/
Gulkina67519/
Hilcken6760/
Hulkyna6758/
Gaulkin6737/
Hoelken6727/
Oulchen6715/
Hielken6713/
Goulkin678/
Ucilkin676/
Aulkina675/
Oulhcen674/
Hulking672/
Hulchen672/
Olkn672/
Utylkin671/
Gullkin671/
Ulqn671/
Ulcn671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Ulken
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