Kolk Surname
Approximately 5,163 people bear this surname
Kolk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2,129 | 1:7,932 | 967 |
| United States | 928 | 1:390,581 | 34,314 |
| Germany | 770 | 1:104,553 | 12,932 |
| Estonia | 675 | 1:1,958 | 99 |
| Poland | 232 | 1:163,831 | 22,920 |
| Palestine | 69 | 1:65,925 | 5,832 |
| Canada | 67 | 1:549,934 | 46,038 |
| Australia | 62 | 1:435,415 | 34,362 |
| Russia | 47 | 1:3,066,448 | 164,949 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| Denmark | 19 | 1:297,090 | 21,940 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Ukraine | 10 | 1:4,552,270 | 216,874 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Lithuania | 5 | 1:606,918 | 21,375 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 38 | 1:1,321,544 | 72,820 |
Kolk (52) may also be a first name.
Kolk Demographics
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Kolk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kolk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kolk (Russian: Колк) is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kolk? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kolk is the 92,533rd most widely held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,411,494 people. Kolk occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Kolk are found; 56 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly occurring given name globally. It is borne by 52 people.
It is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2,129 people, or 1 in 7,932. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: North Holland, where 21 percent live, Overijssel, where 20 percent live and Gelderland, where 15 percent live. Barring The Netherlands this surname exists in 44 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Germany, where 15 percent live.
Kolk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kolk has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 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 with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.24% being 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kolke | 89 | 869 | / |
| Kolks | 89 | 464 | / |
| Kolck | 89 | 98 | / |
| Kolkk | 89 | 8 | / |
| Kolkh | 89 | 6 | / |
| Koslk | 89 | 6 | / |
| Koelk | 89 | 2 | / |
| Koolk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kollk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kohlke | 80 | 48 | / |
| Koglik | 80 | 20 | / |
| Koulke | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kholke | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kotlek | 80 | 2 | / |
| Khohlk | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kolcke | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kolkhe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kcolke | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kolkke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kotelk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kollke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kalk | 75 | 3,391 | / |
| Kulk | 75 | 676 | / |
| Colk | 75 | 312 | / |
| Kolc | 75 | 279 | / |
| Kolg | 75 | 13 | / |
| Kolkova | 73 | 1,235 | / |
| Kolková | 73 | 988 | / |
| Koselke | 73 | 324 | / |
| Kholkhe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kolhkhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kollcck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kalke | 67 | 3,452 | / |
| Kulke | 67 | 1,238 | / |
| Kalck | 67 | 554 | / |
| Khalk | 67 | 418 | / |
| Kalkh | 67 | 240 | / |
| Kalks | 67 | 162 | / |
| Kolcs | 67 | 8 | / |
| Khelk | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kholkova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Colke | 67 | 5 | / |
| Koulkova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kollková | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kaulk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Koilg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuylk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalkp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahlk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalhk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kolkhova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kolqe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Colkz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kulkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coolk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kulck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Coulk | 67 | 0 | / |
Kolk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kolk in the Russian language | ||
| Колк | kolk | - |
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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
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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 Kolk
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