Paulk Surname

78,727th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Paulk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paulk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,1401:59,0326,981
India201:38,353,269431,471
Panama81:489,0328,962
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England31:18,572,686338,250
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6341:79,2098,361

Paulk (50) may also be a first name.

Paulk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paulk is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paulk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Paulk is the 78,727th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,174,653 people. Paulk occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Paulk live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. Paulk is also the 1,412,538th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 50 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 6,140 people, or 1 in 59,032. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Georgia, where 24 percent live, Florida, where 17 percent live and Texas, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States it occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in India, where 0 percent live and Panama, where 0 percent live.

Paulk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Paulk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Paulk surname grew 968 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Paulk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Paulk surname are 25.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.4% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Paulk earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 418.85% more than the national average, earning S/. 100,580 per year and in United States they earn 9.83% less than the national average, earning $38,907 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paulke91576/
Paulck913/
Paulkx911/
Paulkp911/
Palk891,517/
Pulk89763/
Palke801,810/
Pulke80146/
Poulk8055/
Pulks8023/
Palkh8011/
Pahlk809/
Phulk805/
Phalk804/
Paulc802/
Palck802/
Pullk802/
Paulx801/
Pulck801/
Paulg801/
Paulq801/
Pailk801/
Pulgk801/
Paelk800/
Phalke733,308/
Paselk73191/
Palkhe73186/
Pawelk73161/
Pahlck7353/
Pahalk7352/
Putlek7330/
Phulke7329/
Pailek7314/
Patilk739/
Puglik736/
Palcke732/
Patlek732/
Poulke732/
Paullc731/
Paulcx731/
Palkth731/
Pulcks730/
Polk6735,132/
Palková671,886/
Palkova67350/
Pawelke67344/
Paszylk67327/
Phutlek67310/
Pulková67191/
Pulc67179/
Pulkova67109/
Palg6781/
Phatlek6742/
Pulg6741/
Patelke675/
Palc674/
Palq674/
Pahalke673/
Phalhke671/
Pathlek671/
Palx671/
Phalkhe671/
Phailke671/
Palkhhe671/
Pulx671/
Poulcke670/

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Paulk Reference & Research

Paulk FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Paulk
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis