Zilken Surname
Approximately 135 people bear this surname
Zilken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 124 | 1:649,238 | 50,829 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
Zilken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zilken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zilken (Russian: Зилкен) is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zilken? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,537,949th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. The surname Zilken occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Zilken live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 649,238. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 91 percent reside, Bavaria, where 3 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 3 percent reside and Austria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zillken | 92 | 100 | / |
| Zilcken | 92 | 5 | / |
| Silken | 83 | 211 | / |
| Zelken | 83 | 27 | / |
| Gilken | 83 | 20 | / |
| Zilkin | 83 | 16 | / |
| Jilken | 83 | 4 | / |
| Zilkenova | 80 | 5 | / |
| Zlkn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zhilkin | 77 | 4,122 | / |
| Sielken | 77 | 104 | / |
| Zilkina | 77 | 22 | / |
| Scilken | 77 | 9 | / |
| Zsilkin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gielken | 77 | 0 | / |
| Zlkin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zhilkina | 71 | 4,522 | / |
| Silkienė | 71 | 36 | / |
| Sielcken | 71 | 32 | / |
| Dzhilkin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silkin | 67 | 5,921 | / |
| Zelkin | 67 | 305 | / |
| Selken | 67 | 280 | / |
| Jelken | 67 | 266 | / |
| Çilkin | 67 | 204 | / |
| Sölken | 67 | 166 | / |
| Gilkin | 67 | 124 | / |
| Jilkin | 67 | 58 | / |
| Jilkén | 67 | 36 | / |
| Zelkyn | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zylkin | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gelken | 67 | 3 | / |
| Žilkin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cilkin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sleken | 67 | 0 | / |
Zilken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zilken in the Russian language | ||
| Зилкен | zilken | - |
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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 Zilken
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