Valck Surname
Approximately 467 people bear this surname
Valck Surname Definition:
“Falcon” in Dutch.
Valck Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 166 | 1:69,257 | 11,060 |
| France | 135 | 1:492,020 | 69,079 |
| Chile | 110 | 1:160,150 | 5,369 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Valck (23) may also be a first name.
Valck Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Falcon” in Dutch.
See Falk.
Valck Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Valck Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Valck is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Valck.
How Common Is The Last Name Valck? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 648,005th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,605,023 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Valck reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 35 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 23 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is carried by 166 people, or 1 in 69,257. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 88 percent live and Walloon Region, where 12 percent live. Outside of Belgium this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in France, where 29 percent live and Chile, where 24 percent live.
Valck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Valck has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Valck last name expanded 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valcke | 91 | 2,837 | / |
| Valk | 89 | 8,645 | / |
| Valc | 89 | 110 | / |
| Vaileck | 83 | 1 | / |
| Valke | 80 | 28,728 | / |
| Falck | 80 | 6,851 | / |
| Walck | 80 | 1,666 | / |
| Volck | 80 | 318 | / |
| Valcq | 80 | 97 | / |
| Hvalc | 80 | 38 | / |
| Valkh | 80 | 20 | / |
| Valcs | 80 | 3 | / |
| Vaulk | 80 | 3 | / |
| Vallc | 80 | 2 | / |
| Valkø | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vailecke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Falcke | 73 | 628 | / |
| Volcke | 73 | 459 | / |
| Vaulks | 73 | 59 | / |
| Falckh | 73 | 29 | / |
| Baalck | 73 | 11 | / |
| Vahlke | 73 | 10 | / |
| Vaalke | 73 | 6 | / |
| Valhke | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wallck | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bailck | 73 | 3 | / |
| Faulck | 73 | 2 | / |
| Walcke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaselk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Valkhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vallke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vailek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ballck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bealck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waulck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baulck | 73 | 0 | / |
| Voulck | 73 | 0 | / |
| Vaulke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Volk | 67 | 74,069 | / |
| Falk | 67 | 60,054 | / |
| Valkova | 67 | 11,868 | / |
| Walk | 67 | 9,976 | / |
| Valková | 67 | 3,027 | / |
| Falc | 67 | 478 | / |
| Volc | 67 | 152 | / |
| Valg | 67 | 41 | / |
| Valcova | 67 | 32 | / |
| Valcová | 67 | 32 | / |
| Vaileke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vasilks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fallckh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ualk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ualleck | 67 | 0 | / |
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