Ülken Surname
Approximately 959 people bear this surname
Ülken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 947 | 1:82,177 | 7,466 |
| Northern Cyprus | 11 | 1:29,001 | 6,098 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
The alternate forms: Ulken (59) are calculated separately.
Ülken (255) may also be a first name.
Ülken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ülken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ülken is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Ulken. For other possible spellings of Ülken click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ülken? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ülken is the 373,745th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,599,109 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Ülken live; 86 percent live in West Asia and 86 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 557,860th most common forename internationally, borne by 255 people.
The surname Ülken is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is borne by 947 people, or 1 in 82,177. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent are found, Izmir Province, where 13 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Turkey it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent are found and Austria, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulken | 93 | 59 | / |
| Ühlken | 91 | 29 | / |
| Ülkün | 80 | 135 | / |
| Ilken | 80 | 105 | / |
| Ülkin | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hilken | 73 | 884 | / |
| Ilcken | 73 | 76 | / |
| Uhlken | 73 | 28 | / |
| Jilken | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hilcken | 67 | 60 | / |
| Uehlken | 67 | 24 | / |
| Hielken | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ulkienė | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ulkn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Illøkken | 62 | 42 | / |
| Ilkin | 60 | 1,637 | / |
| Ulkin | 60 | 183 | / |
| Ulkyn | 60 | 34 | / |
| Hilkin | 55 | 120 | / |
| Jilkin | 55 | 58 | / |
| Hulkyn | 55 | 45 | / |
| Jilkén | 55 | 36 | / |
| Hulkin | 55 | 7 | / |
| Ielkin | 55 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ülken
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