Wilcken Surname

321,782nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wilcken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilcken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6071:132,62816,160
United States4261:850,84364,837
Denmark371:152,56013,318
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
France111:6,038,429280,838
Finland91:610,74534,002
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
England41:13,929,515290,718
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Wilcken (10) may also be a first name.

Wilcken Last Name Facts

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

Wilcken is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilcken? popularity and diffusion

It is the 321,782nd most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 6,282,367 people. Wilcken is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Wilcken live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wilcken is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name in the world, held by 10 people.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 607 people, or 1 in 132,628. In Germany Wilcken is most frequent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 37 percent reside, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 14 percent reside and Hamburg, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent reside and Denmark, where 3 percent reside.

Wilcken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wilcken has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 2,840 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilcken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wilcken last name are 27.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.16% being registered with the party.

The amount Wilcken earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.18% more than the national average, earning $44,521 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.54% more than the national average, earning $53,925 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilckenn931/
Wilken9219,658/
Wilchen86343/
Willken8627/
Wölcken8618/
Wilkien867/
Wilkeen860/
Welcken860/
Wilkn833/
Wlken831/
Woelcken804/
Wilkenne801/
Wilkenng800/
Wilkin7710,898/
Welken77218/
Vilken77122/
Wölken7736/
Wälken7710/
Wilkyn779/
Wilkne777/
Uilken771/
Wülken771/
Welchen71450/
Vlecken7164/
Wöhlken7154/
Wuilkin7139/
Woelken7114/
Wilkinn714/
Wilkisn713/
Willkin713/
Wlechen712/
Wyllken711/
Wilkkem711/
Wailkin710/
Vilkienė671,487/
Vilkn6710/
Huillcen676/
Woehlken674/

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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 Wilcken
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