Yilkin Surname

529,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Yilkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yilkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey6061:128,41810,558
Germany51:16,101,092397,699

Yilkin Last Name Facts

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

Yilkin is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yilkin? popularity and diffusion

Yilkin is the 529,538th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 11,927,244 people. The surname Yilkin is predominantly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Yilkin are found; 69 percent are found in West Asia and 69 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

Yilkin is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is borne by 606 people, or 1 in 128,418. In Turkey Yilkin is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 38 percent reside, Sakarya Province, where 18 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 5 percent reside. Beside Turkey it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yilkinc9248/
Yilkien921/
Ilkin911,637/
Yolkin833,442/
Ilkina83622/
Gilkin83124/
Hilkin83120/
Jilkin8358/
Iolkin839/
Ilking832/
Ielkin831/
Yilken830/
Yolkina773,367/
Jilkina7733/
Eilkina7728/
Iglikin7713/
Gilkina7710/
Gillkin776/
Iolkina775/
Esilkin774/
Yilchin772/
Ailkina771/
Hilking770/
Elkin7315,945/
Ilken73105/
Ilcin7339/
Ylkyn7335/
Ilkinova7134/
Yolkkina714/
Hillking714/
Elkina678,745/
Hilken67884/
Elkink67187/
Eilken67133/
Helkin67104/
Ilcken6776/
Yolken6746/
Ylkyna6740/
Jilkén6736/
Ilchin6731/
Yolkyn6722/
Gilken6720/
Ilquin6718/
Hylkén6715/
Gelkin6710/
Gilcin678/
Ylquin676/
El'kin676/
Jilken674/
Elkinn674/
Ailken672/
Elckin671/
Elkisn671/
Eslkin671/
Ellkin671/
Hylken671/
Uilken671/
Oilken670/
Ealkin670/

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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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  • 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 Yilkin
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