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

Relk (Russian: Релк) is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Relk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,907,068th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname Relk occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Relk live; 78 percent live in South America and 77 percent live in Luso-South America.

This last name is most numerous in Brazil, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 2,932,525. In Brazil it is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 75 percent are found, Paraná, where 23 percent are found and Paraíba, where 1 percent are found. Not including Brazil Relk exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Ecuador, where 1 percent are found.

Relk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Relk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Relk surname grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Relk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Relk last name are 35.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.82% registered with the political 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
  • 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 Relk
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