Wilking Surname

233,811th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,724 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wilking Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilking Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8541:94,26911,767
United States7801:464,69139,603
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
England31:18,572,686338,250
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1831:274,41922,265

Wilking (453) may also be a first name.

Wilking Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wilking is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wilking click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilking? popularity and diffusion

It is the 233,811th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 4,227,115 people. The surname Wilking is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Wilking are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Wilking is also the 401,726th most widely held given name in the world, held by 453 people.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 854 people, or 1 in 94,269. In Germany Wilking is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 34 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 30 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 17 percent live. Besides Germany it exists in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 45 percent live and The Netherlands, where 2 percent live.

Wilking Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wilking has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wilking last name grew 426 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilking Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wilking surname are 23.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.78% being registered with the party.

Wilking earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.02% more than the national average, earning $43,590 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willking931/
Welking865/
Wilkimg861/
Wöhlking807/
Wilkenng800/
Wilkeung800/
Wilkenx711/
Bölking711/
Bellking674/
Welcheng531/

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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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  • 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 Wilking
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