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

The last name Wilkening has its highest incidence in Germany. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

The surname Wilkening is the 96,293^rd most common last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,474,913 people. The surname Wilkening occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Wilkening are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 2,913 people, or 1 in 27,637. In Germany it is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 55 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live and Bremen, where 6 percent live. Beside Germany this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 39 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Wilkening Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Wilkening has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wilkening surname rose 904 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 217 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilkening Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Wilkening last name are 15.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.69% registered with the party.

The amount Wilkening earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.48% more than the national average, earning $48,536 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.78% more than the national average, earning $53,546 CAD per year.