Wilcken Surname
Approximately 1,160 people bear this surname
Wilcken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 607 | 1:132,628 | 16,160 |
| United States | 426 | 1:850,843 | 64,837 |
| Denmark | 37 | 1:152,560 | 13,318 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Wilcken (10) may also be a first name.
Wilcken Demographics
Average Wilcken Salary in
United States
$44,521 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilckenn | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wilken | 92 | 19,658 | / |
| Wilchen | 86 | 343 | / |
| Willken | 86 | 27 | / |
| Wölcken | 86 | 18 | / |
| Wilkien | 86 | 7 | / |
| Wilkeen | 86 | 0 | / |
| Welcken | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wilkn | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wlken | 83 | 1 | / |
| Woelcken | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wilkenne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wilkenng | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wilkin | 77 | 10,898 | / |
| Welken | 77 | 218 | / |
| Vilken | 77 | 122 | / |
| Wölken | 77 | 36 | / |
| Wälken | 77 | 10 | / |
| Wilkyn | 77 | 9 | / |
| Wilkne | 77 | 7 | / |
| Uilken | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wülken | 77 | 1 | / |
| Welchen | 71 | 450 | / |
| Vlecken | 71 | 64 | / |
| Wöhlken | 71 | 54 | / |
| Wuilkin | 71 | 39 | / |
| Woelken | 71 | 14 | / |
| Wilkinn | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wilkisn | 71 | 3 | / |
| Willkin | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wlechen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wyllken | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wilkkem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wailkin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vilkienė | 67 | 1,487 | / |
| Vilkn | 67 | 10 | / |
| Huillcen | 67 | 6 | / |
| Woehlken | 67 | 4 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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