Kolk Surname

92,533rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kolk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,1291:7,932967
United States9281:390,58134,314
Germany7701:104,55312,932
Estonia6751:1,95899
Poland2321:163,83122,920
Palestine691:65,9255,832
Canada671:549,93446,038
Australia621:435,41534,362
Russia471:3,066,448164,949
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
England91:6,190,895170,599
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
France81:8,302,840321,660
Lithuania51:606,91821,375
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Kolk (52) may also be a first name.

Kolk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kolk (Russian: Колк) is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kolk is the 92,533rd most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,411,494 people. The surname Kolk is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Kolk reside; 56 percent reside in Western Europe and 56 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,381,723rd most widely held forename internationally, borne by 52 people.

The surname Kolk is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2,129 people, or 1 in 7,932. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 21 percent live, Overijssel, where 20 percent live and Gelderland, where 15 percent live. Barring The Netherlands it occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and Germany, where 15 percent live.

Kolk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kolk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kolk surname rose 2,442 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kolk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kolk surname are 24.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.24% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kolk earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 119.72% more than the national average, earning R 522,132 per year; in United States they earn 3.24% less than the national average, earning $41,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.73% more than the national average, earning $56,504 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kolke89869/
Kolks89464/
Kolck8998/
Kolkk898/
Kolkh896/
Koslk896/
Koelk892/
Koolk891/
Kollk891/
Kohlke8048/
Koglik8020/
Koulke8010/
Kholke805/
Kotlek802/
Khohlk802/
Kolcke802/
Kolkhe802/
Kcolke802/
Kolkke801/
Kotelk801/
Kollke801/
Kalk753,391/
Kulk75676/
Colk75312/
Kolc75279/
Kolg7513/
Kolkova731,235/
Kolková73988/
Koselke73324/
Kholkhe732/
Kolhkhe731/
Kollcck731/
Kalke673,452/
Kulke671,238/
Kalck67554/
Khalk67418/
Kalkh67240/
Kalks67162/
Kolcs678/
Khelk677/
Kholkova676/
Colke675/
Koulkova674/
Kollková674/
Kaulk673/
Koilg672/
Kuylk671/
Kalkp671/
Kahlk671/
Kalhk671/
Kolkhova671/
Kolqe671/
Colkz671/
Kulkh671/
Coolk670/
Kulck670/
Coulk670/

Kolk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kolk in the Russian language
Колкkolk-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kolk
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