Zilk Surname

777,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Zilk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zilk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1921:419,29938,092
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Turkey121:6,485,118119,359
Austria91:946,15970,786
France51:13,284,544357,392
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Zilk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zilk is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zilk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 777,192nd most widespread family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 19,965,879 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Zilk live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Zilk is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 192 people, or 1 in 419,299. In Germany Zilk is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 86 percent reside, Berlin, where 5 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 4 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Argentina, where 4 percent reside.

Zilk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Zilk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zilk last name expanded 245 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zilk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zilk last name are 13.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.61% registered to vote for the political party.

Zilk earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.98% more than the national average, earning $47,885 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zilke891,125/
Zielk8928/
Zsilk891/
Dzilk891/
Zilck890/
Zilks890/
Zlk864/
Zielke8013,287/
Zihlke8029/
Zillke8013/
Zielck805/
Ziglik803/
Silk7510,307/
Gilk75247/
Jilk75240/
Zilg75196/
Zelk75186/
Cilk7556/
Zlke7512/
Zlkh754/
Zlkg751/
Zlhk751/
Zlgk751/
Zzlk751/
Zylk751/
Zélk751/
Zilc751/
Ziehlke73429/
Zilkova7353/
Zielcke7353/
Gilks671,618/
Zelke671,369/
Gilke67480/
Jilke67234/
Zelck67224/
Zylks6783/
Szlek6778/
Zülke6772/
Tsilk6758/
Czelk6746/
Zylke6737/
Chilk6724/
Sielk6724/
Zölck6723/
Gilck6722/
Zoelk6720/
Zülck6717/
Silck6716/
Zölke676/
Zölkk676/
Silkk674/
Zølck673/
Zhlke672/
Zllke671/
Jillk671/
Csilk671/
Czilg671/
Zuelk671/
Zilgh671/
Zclqk671/
Zeulk670/
Zielg670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zilk
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