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 most common in Turkey. It can also appear as a variant: Ulken. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ülken? popularity and diffusion
Ülken is the 373,745th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 7,599,109 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Ülken are found; 86 percent are found in West Asia and 86 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Ülken is also the 557,860th most widely held forename globally, held by 255 people.
The surname is most frequent in Turkey, where it is held by 947 people, or 1 in 82,177. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent live, Izmir Province, where 13 percent live and Ankara Province, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent live and Austria, where 0 percent live.
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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