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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Ulken? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,506,728th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname Ulken occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Ulken live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe. Ulken is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 12 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 2,236,263. In Germany Ulken is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 69 percent reside, Hesse, where 19 percent reside and Berlin, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Germany Ulken occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

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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