Wilckens Surname

390,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wilckens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilckens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4931:163,29719,355
United States2091:1,734,253114,535
Chile881:200,1876,348
Australia661:409,02632,879
Denmark231:245,42219,084
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
England41:13,929,515290,718
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Wilckens (15) may also be a first name.

Wilckens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilckens is most common in Germany. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilckens? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 390,071st most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,025,932 people. Wilckens occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Wilckens live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wilckens is also the 2,900,335th most widely held forename globally. It is borne by 15 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 493 people, or 1 in 163,297. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 43 percent reside, Hamburg, where 28 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 9 percent reside. Other than Germany Wilckens occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Chile, where 10 percent reside.

Wilckens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wilckens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wilckens last name expanded 486 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilckens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wilckens last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wilckens earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.79% less than the national average, earning R 147,828 per year and in United States they earn 1.3% less than the national average, earning $42,586 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wielckens9410/
Willckens942/
Weilckens941/
Wilkens9318,694/
Willkens88127/
Wielkens8872/
Wilckins882/
Wilchens882/
Wielckns881/
Wilkeuns881/
Wilkiens881/
Wilkeens880/
Wilkns865/
Weilkiens8217/
Wilkins80115,598/
Welkens8030/
Vilkens8030/
Bilkens8015/
Vilcens806/
Wilkenx801/
Wilkyns801/
Wilkenz800/
Willkns800/
Wilcins800/
Waelkens751,104/
Woelkens7546/
Willkins7536/
Wilchins7530/
Wöhlkens757/
Wailkins752/
Wealkens752/
Whilkins751/
Wilkkins751/
Wilkinss751/
Wielkins751/
Wilkinns750/
Welchens750/
Woehlkens7114/
Welkns711/
Vilcins67532/
Vilkins67169/
Vylkens6714/
Völkens676/
Uilkins676/
Belkens672/
Wilkinsová672/
Bülkens671/
Velkens671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wilckens
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