Vilkele Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Vilkele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vilkele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia151:136,67019,278
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Vilkele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vilkele has its highest incidence in Latvia. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vilkele? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vilkele is the 4,532,898th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Vilkele is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Vilkele are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The surname Vilkele is most commonly held in Latvia, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 136,670. In Latvia it is primarily concentrated in: Semigallia, where 73 percent live, Latgale, where 13 percent live and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 7 percent live. Apart from Latvia it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent live and Germany, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vilkela861/
Vilkkelä801/
Wilkeler800/
Voelkele800/
Völkle77770/
Wilkle773/
Velkle770/
Vilkelytė757/
Wilkely711/
Wilkela711/
Velkely710/
Vilkkilä6796/
Vylkelys678/
Vilkkila678/
Belkhele672/
Belkeles671/
Philkeila631/
Welkle623/
Wylkle620/
Belkhel5712/
Belkeli573/
Belkela572/
Belkehel537/
Belkehla536/
Belkelai532/
Belkelia531/
Belkehli531/
Bilkaila531/
Belkesly530/

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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 Vilkele
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