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Where Does The Last Name Wilken Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Wilken is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilken? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Wilken is the 27,340^th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 370,717 people. Wilken is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Wilken live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wilken is also the 201,198^th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,494 people.

The last name Wilken is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 9,920 people, or 1 in 8,115. In Germany Wilken is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 51 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 9 percent are found. Beside Germany this surname occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent are found and South Africa, where 19 percent are found.

Wilken Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Wilken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wilken surname grew 1,118 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 121 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 2 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wilken Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wilken last name are 24.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.12% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wilken earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.04% less than the national average, earning 273,274 kr per year; in Peru they earn 907.18% more than the national average, earning S/. 195,242 per year; in South Africa they earn 89.5% more than the national average, earning R 450,324 per year; in Colombia they earn 98.84% more than the national average, earning $45,141,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.62% more than the national average, earning $46,435 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.3% more than the national average, earning $49,832 CAD per year.