Vilkens Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Vilkens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 21 | 1:97,621 | 13,922 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Vilkens (53) may also be a first name.
Vilkens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vilkens Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vilkens (Georgian: ვილკენს, Russian: Вилькенс) is most common in Latvia. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vilkens? popularity and diffusion
Vilkens is the 3,602,217th most common family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Vilkens are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in Baltic Europe. Vilkens is also the 1,366,219th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 53 people.
It is most frequently used in Latvia, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 97,621. In Latvia it is most prevalent in: Riga Planning Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Latvia this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Haiti, where 13 percent are found and Sweden, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkens | 86 | 18,694 | / |
| Vilkins | 86 | 169 | / |
| Bilkens | 86 | 15 | / |
| Vylkens | 86 | 14 | / |
| Filkens | 86 | 11 | / |
| Völkens | 86 | 6 | / |
| Vilcens | 86 | 6 | / |
| Velkens | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wilckens | 80 | 908 | / |
| Willkens | 80 | 127 | / |
| Wielkens | 80 | 72 | / |
| Vilquens | 80 | 8 | / |
| Wilkiens | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wilkeuns | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wilkeens | 80 | 0 | / |
| Vielkins | 80 | 0 | / |
| Voelkens | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wilkns | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wielckens | 75 | 10 | / |
| Willckens | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wilkins | 71 | 115,598 | / |
| Filkins | 71 | 2,639 | / |
| Vilcins | 71 | 532 | / |
| Welkens | 71 | 30 | / |
| Uilkins | 71 | 6 | / |
| Belkens | 71 | 2 | / |
| Felkens | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vlkkins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bülkens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Velkins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Viļkins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wilkyns | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wilkenx | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wilkenz | 71 | 0 | / |
| Willkns | 71 | 0 | / |
| Waelkens | 67 | 1,104 | / |
| Woelkens | 67 | 46 | / |
| Beelkens | 67 | 45 | / |
| Willkins | 67 | 36 | / |
| Wöhlkens | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wilckins | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wilchens | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wielckns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vilchenz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilkkins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilkinss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fillkins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Philkins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wielkins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Filchens | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wilkinns | 67 | 0 | / |
Vilkens Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vilkens in the Georgian language | ||
| ვილკენს | vilkens | - |
| Vilkens in the Russian language | ||
| Вилькенс | vilkens | - |
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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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- 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 Vilkens
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