Ralk Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Ralk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ralk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Ralk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ralk is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ralk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ralk is the 4,772,636th most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 59 percent of Ralk live; 59 percent live in South Asia and 47 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

It is most frequently occurring in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 4,019,148. In Afghanistan Ralk is mostly found in: Khost, where 38 percent are found, Paktia, where 25 percent are found and Faryab, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Afghanistan Ralk is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Brazil, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ralke8951/
Raulk892/
Realk891/
Rahlke807/
Rahalk801/
Rahlck800/
Rolk7528/
Ralg756/
Ralkova73146/
Ratelke731/
Ralková731/
Rolke671,490/
Rohlk67151/
Raulx6798/
Rálek6754/
Ralhq6710/
Realg677/
Realq671/
Rolks671/

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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 Ralk
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