Zilliken Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Zilliken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zilliken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1191:676,51652,308
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Zilliken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zilliken is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zilliken? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,305,105th most widespread surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Zilliken reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 676,516. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 65 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 13 percent live and Hesse, where 9 percent live. Apart from Germany Zilliken exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent live and Italy, where 10 percent live.

Zilliken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zilliken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zilliken last name rose 520 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Zilliken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zilliken surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zilliken earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.85% more than the national average, earning $49,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.41% more than the national average, earning $51,376 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zilleken8825/
Gilliken8811/
Zelliken880/
Shilliken821/
Gillikin751,490/
Selliken75113/
Zelleken759/
Jillikin751/
Slicken671/
Slitken670/
Slaiken670/
Clicken670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Zilliken
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