Wilkus Surname

470,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wilkus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilkus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland3661:103,84915,791
United States2891:1,254,18388,515
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Finland61:916,11741,832
France31:22,140,907385,998
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Wilkus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wilkus is found most frequently in Poland. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilkus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 470,273rd most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 10,206,647 people. The last name Wilkus occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Wilkus live; 53 percent live in Eastern Europe and 53 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is held by 366 people, or 1 in 103,849. Apart from Poland this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.

Wilkus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wilkus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wilkus surname expanded 1,806 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wilkus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wilkus last name are 16.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.77% being registered with the political party.

Wilkus earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.9% less than the national average, earning $42,761 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilkusz9253/
Wilkuis927/
Wilkeus923/
Wielkus921/
Wilgkus920/
Wlkus911/
Wilkos831,223/
Vilkus8389/
Wilcus835/
Welkus830/
Wilkusová8014/
Wilckhaus801/
Wilkosz773,513/
Wilkoss773/
Wilkosh772/
Wielkos772/
Willcus771/
Bilkuis771/
Vilkush771/
Welkuss770/
Vilkauss7157/
Wielkosz7111/
Wilkoutz711/
Vilkaušs711/
Bilkhous711/
Willkosz711/
Wilcos6777/
Vilkusová6762/
Welkos6738/
Wilkoz6728/
Wilkoś6710/
Vylkus674/

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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 Wilkus
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