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 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
| 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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