Calk Surname
Approximately 955 people bear this surname
Calk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 903 | 1:401,394 | 35,091 |
| Afghanistan | 31 | 1:1,037,199 | 9,747 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 86 | 1:583,938 | 39,464 |
The alternate forms: Çalk (46) are calculated separately.
Calk Demographics
Calk Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Calk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Calk Come From? nationality or country of origin
Calk is most common in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant: Çalk. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Calk? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 374,939th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 7,630,938 people. Calk is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Calk are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname Calk is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 903 people, or 1 in 401,394. In The United States Calk is most numerous in: Texas, where 55 percent are found, Louisiana, where 10 percent are found and South Carolina, where 3 percent are found. Excluding The United States Calk is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 3 percent are found and Russia, where 1 percent are found.
Calk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Calk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Calk last name rose 1,050 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Calk Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Calk last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Calk surname are 9.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.11% registered with the political party.
Calk earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.63% less than the national average, earning $42,014 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Çalk | 92 | 46 | / |
| Chalk | 89 | 9,510 | / |
| Caulk | 89 | 1,568 | / |
| Calke | 89 | 5 | / |
| Calck | 89 | 5 | / |
| Chalke | 80 | 21,671 | / |
| Chaulk | 80 | 2,336 | / |
| Cialek | 80 | 74 | / |
| Ckalke | 80 | 2 | / |
| Challk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Scahlk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chalkh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Caulke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Chailk | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kalk | 75 | 3,391 | / |
| Salk | 75 | 1,576 | / |
| Colk | 75 | 312 | / |
| Zalk | 75 | 298 | / |
| Jalk | 75 | 273 | / |
| Calg | 75 | 5 | / |
| Calc | 75 | 3 | / |
| Calq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Calx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chailek | 73 | 519 | / |
| Calková | 73 | 44 | / |
| Chalkhe | 73 | 19 | / |
| Calkova | 73 | 10 | / |
| Chaalke | 73 | 6 | / |
| Cahalke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Challke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chhalke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kalke | 67 | 3,452 | / |
| Zalke | 67 | 586 | / |
| Kalck | 67 | 554 | / |
| Khalk | 67 | 418 | / |
| Salkh | 67 | 343 | / |
| Jalkh | 67 | 308 | / |
| Kalkh | 67 | 240 | / |
| Kalks | 67 | 162 | / |
| Jalke | 67 | 123 | / |
| Salck | 67 | 85 | / |
| Qualk | 67 | 68 | / |
| Saulk | 67 | 32 | / |
| Ciolk | 67 | 15 | / |
| Czolk | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jalck | 67 | 12 | / |
| Çalık | 67 | 10 | / |
| Colke | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jhalk | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chalg | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zalkh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jalks | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kaulk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jalhk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kahlk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalkp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sailk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Salhk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Casselks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Callg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Colkz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cholk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jallk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalhk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scolk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaulk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ceilk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coulk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Coolk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jealk | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Calk
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