Relk Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Relk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Relk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil731:2,932,52586,118
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Relk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Relk (Russian: Релк) is found most in Brazil. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Relk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,907,068th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Relk reside; 78 percent reside in South America and 77 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The surname is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 2,932,525. In Brazil Relk is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 75 percent live, Paraná, where 23 percent live and Paraíba, where 1 percent live. Barring Brazil it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Ecuador, where 1 percent live.

Relk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Relk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Relk last name expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Relk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Relk surname are 35.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.82% registered to vote for the party.

Relk earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.03% more than the national average, earning $59,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Relke89213/
Relck8921/
Rielk897/
Ruelk891/
Rlk863/
Roehlk80124/
Rilk75234/
Rülk7510/
Rylk752/
Rlkp752/
Relg752/
Relq752/
Rrlk751/
Rlgk751/
Rlkg751/
Rlkk751/
Rlkx751/
Rlke751/
Relkova733/
Rülke67636/
Rilke67375/
Röhlk67104/
Rylke6753/
Hrelkova6714/
Rülck678/
Rleke672/
Rilks671/
Rylkp671/
Ryolk671/
Rälke671/
Rilck671/

Relk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Relk in the Russian language
Релкrelk-

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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 Relk
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