Willkens Surname
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Willkens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 71 | 1:5,105,055 | 259,233 |
| Germany | 53 | 1:1,518,971 | 91,373 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:1,793,524 | 92,026 |
Willkens (23) may also be a first name.
Willkens Demographics
Willkens Political Affiliation
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Willkens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Willkens Come From? nationality or country of origin
Willkens is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Willkens? popularity and diffusion
Willkens is the 1,596,935th most commonly held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Willkens are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 23 people.
It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 5,105,055. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 34 percent reside, Washington, where 23 percent reside and Texas, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 42 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.
Willkens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Willkens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Willkens last name increased 254 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Willkens Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Willkens last name are 0.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.94% being registered to vote for the political party.
Willkens earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.43% less than the national average, earning $39,079 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willckens | 94 | 2 | / |
| Wilkens | 93 | 18,694 | / |
| Willkns | 93 | 0 | / |
| Wilckens | 88 | 908 | / |
| Wielkens | 88 | 72 | / |
| Willkins | 88 | 36 | / |
| Wilkiens | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wilkeuns | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wilkeens | 88 | 0 | / |
| Wilkns | 86 | 5 | / |
| Weilkiens | 82 | 17 | / |
| Wielckens | 82 | 10 | / |
| Weilckens | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wilkins | 80 | 115,598 | / |
| Vilkens | 80 | 30 | / |
| Welkens | 80 | 30 | / |
| Bilkens | 80 | 15 | / |
| Wllkins | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wilkyns | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wilkenx | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wilkenz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Waelkens | 75 | 1,104 | / |
| Woelkens | 75 | 46 | / |
| Wöhlkens | 75 | 7 | / |
| Wailkins | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wilchens | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wilckins | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wealkens | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wielkins | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wielckns | 75 | 1 | / |
| Willkinz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whilkins | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wilkkins | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wilkinss | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wellkins | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wilkinns | 75 | 0 | / |
| Woehlkens | 71 | 14 | / |
| Wlkins | 71 | 10 | / |
| Welkns | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vilkins | 67 | 169 | / |
| Vylkens | 67 | 14 | / |
| Welkins | 67 | 8 | / |
| Völkens | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vilcens | 67 | 6 | / |
| Uilkins | 67 | 6 | / |
| Belkens | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wilkinsová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bülkens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Velkens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wylkins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilcins | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Willkens
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