Valck Surname

648,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Valck Surname Definition:

“Falcon” in Dutch.

Valck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1661:69,25711,060
France1351:492,02069,079
Chile1101:160,1505,369
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Valck (23) may also be a first name.

Valck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Falcon” in Dutch.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

See Falk.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Valck Last Name Facts

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

Valck has its highest incidence in Belgium. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Valck? popularity and diffusion

Valck is the 648,005th most frequently used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 15,605,023 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Valck are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 35 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Valck is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 23 people.

The surname Valck is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is held by 166 people, or 1 in 69,257. In Belgium Valck is most common in: Flemish Region, where 88 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Belgium this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in France, where 29 percent are found and Chile, where 24 percent are found.

Valck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Valck has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Valck surname grew 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valcke912,837/
Valk898,645/
Valc89110/
Vaileck831/
Valke8028,728/
Falck806,851/
Walck801,666/
Volck80318/
Valcq8097/
Hvalc8038/
Valkh8020/
Valcs803/
Vaulk803/
Vallc802/
Valkø801/
Vailecke771/
Falcke73628/
Volcke73459/
Vaulks7359/
Falckh7329/
Baalck7311/
Vahlke7310/
Vaalke736/
Valhke735/
Wallck733/
Bailck733/
Faulck732/
Walcke731/
Vaselk731/
Valkhe731/
Vallke731/
Vailek731/
Ballck731/
Bealck731/
Waulck731/
Baulck730/
Voulck730/
Vaulke730/
Volk6774,069/
Falk6760,054/
Valkova6711,868/
Walk679,976/
Valková673,027/
Falc67478/
Volc67152/
Valg6741/
Valcova6732/
Valcová6732/
Vaileke672/
Vasilks671/
Fallckh671/
Ualk671/
Ualleck670/

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