Pulk Surname

446,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 763 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Pulk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pulk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3791:956,35671,269
Estonia2651:4,988511
Norway341:151,24418,822
Belarus261:365,42538,396
Austria111:774,13064,097
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
England91:6,190,895170,599
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Pulk (112) may also be a first name.

Pulk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pulk (Hindi: पुलक, Russian: Пульк) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pulk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pulk is the 446,740th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,551,174 people. Pulk occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Pulk are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Pulk is also the 885,979th most common first name on earth It is held by 112 people.

The last name Pulk is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 379 people, or 1 in 956,356. In The United States it is most common in: Maine, where 25 percent live, Michigan, where 13 percent live and Minnesota, where 11 percent live. Aside from The United States it is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 35 percent live and Norway, where 4 percent live.

Pulk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pulk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pulk surname expanded 665 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pulk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pulk surname are 10.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.73% being registered with the party.

The amount Pulk earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 32.06% less than the national average, earning 235,118 kr per year and in United States they earn 0.5% less than the national average, earning $42,935 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paulk896,204/
Pulke89146/
Poulk8955/
Pulks8923/
Phulk895/
Pullk892/
Pulgk891/
Pulck891/
Paulke80576/
Putlek8030/
Phulke8029/
Puglik806/
Paulck803/
Poulke802/
Paulkp801/
Paulkx801/
Pulcks800/
Polk7535,132/
Pulc75179/
Pulg7541/
Pulx751/
Phutlek73310/
Pulková73191/
Pulkova73109/
Poulcke730/
Pfulg67259/
Polkh6786/
Poelk6734/
Pulcs678/
Pfolk677/
Poulková674/
Pollk674/
Pulkowna672/
Poulx672/
Phulg672/
Paulc672/
Paulg671/
Polkk671/
Paulq671/
Pulkhova671/
Peulg671/
Paulx671/
Puilc671/
Poolk670/
Pholk670/

Pulk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pulk in the Hindi language
पुलकpulaka92.68
पुल्कpulka7.32
Pulk in the Russian language
Пулькpulk-

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Footnotes

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