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

The surname Zilligen has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zilligen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 645,988th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 15,538,477 people. The surname Zilligen 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 Zilligen is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 255 people, or 1 in 315,708. In Germany Zilligen is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 65 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 27 percent reside and Hamburg, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.

Zilligen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Zilligen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,880 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zilligen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zilligen surname are 31.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.13% registered to vote for the political 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
  • 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 Zilligen
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