Zilligen Surname

645,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Zilligen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zilligen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2551:315,70831,833
United States1881:1,927,973124,806
France141:4,744,480251,814
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Zilligen Last Name Facts

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

Zilligen is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zilligen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zilligen is the 645,988th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 15,538,477 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Zilligen live; 57 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 255 people, or 1 in 315,708. In Germany Zilligen is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 65 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 27 percent are found and Hamburg, where 3 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Zilligen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Zilligen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Zilligen surname grew 1,880 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zilligen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Zilligen are 31.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.13% registered with the party.

The amount Zilligen earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.67% more than the national average, earning $44,732 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.17% more than the national average, earning $52,251 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilligen884/
Cilligen880/
Zligen865/
Gillighen820/
Gillign801/
Zillesen7525/
Gillisen7525/
Gelligen759/
Sillisen752/
Gilligin751/
Gillighn751/
Jillisen751/
Gillegen750/
Chilligin717/
Sillighin711/
Giellisen711/
Sligen711/
Gillegien711/
Gillejn672/
Gillisn671/

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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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  • 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 Zilligen
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