Ulk Surname

141,009th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Ulk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ulk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda3,1011:3,665908
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Estonia151:88,12015,474
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Ülk (37) are calculated separately.

Ulk (37) may also be a first name.

Ulk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ulk (Russian: Ульк) occurs more in Rwanda more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Ülk. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ulk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 141,009th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,304,727 people. The last name Ulk occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ulk reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 37 people.

The surname Ulk is most numerous in Rwanda, where it is borne by 3,101 people, or 1 in 3,665. Beside Rwanda it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live and Estonia, where 0 percent live.

Ulk Last Name Statistics demography

Ulk earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.86% less than the national average, earning $26,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ülk8937/
Ulke861,089/
Hulk86525/
Uelk86123/
Gulk8661/
Uilk8655/
Ullk862/
Ulkė862/
Utlk861/
Uhlk861/
Ujlk861/
Ulkt861/
Ulkp861/
Ulkc861/
Ulck861/
Aulk860/
Hulke753,704/
Haulk75508/
Hulks75297/
Gulkh7564/
Aulke7563/
Uhlke7528/
Aulkh7524/
Houlk7519/
Hulck7514/
Ullke757/
Hullk756/
Uilke753/
Huelk753/
Huulk751/
Ullck751/
Ulkpf751/
Guhlk750/
Ilk671,985/
Olk671,806/
Ulg67475/
Ulc67164/
Ulkova6755/
Uglick6733/
Ulq679/
Ulková677/
Aulckh676/
Ulx675/
Huylek674/
Huilek674/
Houlke672/
Aulhks671/
Hullck671/
Haulke671/
Gullck670/

Ulk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ulk in the Russian language
Улькulk-

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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 Ulk
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