Zillgen Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Zillgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zillgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1511:533,14944,599
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Zillgen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zillgen is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zillgen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,422,956th most widely held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Zillgen are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Zillgen is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 533,149. In Germany it is most frequent in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 64 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent live and Saarland, where 8 percent live. Outside of Germany Zillgen is found in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zilgen9214/
Zillingen881/
Zillien8632/
Gillgen868/
Zillhen861/
Zilleßen8026/
Zillesen8025/
Gilgen773,371/
Silgen7751/
Zilgne771/
Zilgin771/
Zillessen75132/
Zlen733/
Zlgn731/
Gillean71757/
Sillien71300/
Gilgien7193/
Gillien7150/
Zellien7150/
Gielgen7136/
Gillejn712/
Jillien712/
Gilleyn711/
Gillene711/
Gilgeen711/
Gillsen711/
Gillgin710/
Jillsen710/
Shilgen710/
Gillein710/
Gilleßen67359/
Sillesen67233/
Gillesen67147/
Schilgen67110/
Gillißen6783/
Zlehn6739/
Gillisen6725/
Gillesén6715/
Gilleand6715/
Cilleßen678/
Zlien677/
Zlean676/
Zlenk674/
Cillesen672/
Scillien672/
Gilleane672/
Gillient671/
Gilliend671/
Gillssen671/
Zlent671/
Zellegne671/
Shildgen671/
Jillisen671/
Gilleind670/
Zlenn670/
Shillsen670/

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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 Zillgen
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