Vilkens Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Vilkens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vilkens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia211:97,62113,922
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

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 more commonly found in Latvia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vilkens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,602,217th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Vilkens occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Vilkens live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in Baltic Europe. Vilkens is also the 1,366,219th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 53 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Latvia, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 97,621. In Latvia it is primarily found in: Riga Planning Region, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Latvia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Haiti, where 13 percent reside and Sweden, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilkens8618,694/
Vilkins86169/
Bilkens8615/
Vylkens8614/
Filkens8611/
Völkens866/
Vilcens866/
Velkens861/
Wilckens80908/
Willkens80127/
Wielkens8072/
Vilquens808/
Wilkiens801/
Wilkeuns801/
Wilkeens800/
Vielkins800/
Voelkens800/
Wilkns775/
Wielckens7510/
Willckens752/
Wilkins71115,598/
Filkins712,639/
Vilcins71532/
Welkens7130/
Uilkins716/
Belkens712/
Felkens712/
Vlkkins711/
Bülkens711/
Velkins711/
Viļkins711/
Wilkyns711/
Wilkenx711/
Wilkenz710/
Willkns710/
Waelkens671,104/
Woelkens6746/
Beelkens6745/
Willkins6736/
Wöhlkens677/
Wilckins672/
Wilchens672/
Wielckns671/
Vilchenz671/
Wilkkins671/
Wilkinss671/
Fillkins671/
Philkins671/
Wielkins671/
Filchens670/
Wilkinns670/

Vilkens Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vilkens in the Georgian language
ვილკენსvilkens-
Vilkens in the Russian language
Вилькенсvilkens-

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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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