Valks Surname

408,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 856 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Curaçao

Valks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3601:46,9097,995
Germany1661:484,97341,888
England901:619,09036,665
Canada691:533,99444,923
Australia531:509,35338,491
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
United States171:21,321,114641,998
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Curaçao141:11,232389
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304

Valks Last Name Facts

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

Valks is most common in The Netherlands. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Valks? popularity and diffusion

The last name Valks is the 408,463rd most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,513,488 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Valks live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 360 people, or 1 in 46,909. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Brabant, where 52 percent reside, North Holland, where 13 percent reside and Limburg, where 9 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 19 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.

Valks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Valks has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 290 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Valks Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Valks earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.68% more than the national average, earning R 445,992 per year; in United States they earn 27.77% less than the national average, earning $31,167 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.94% less than the national average, earning $46,734 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vaulks9159/
Valcks9121/
Vasilks831/
Volks80451/
Falks80300/
Walks8077/
Valcs803/
Valksová771/
Faulks733,018/
Valckx73736/
Valchs7312/
Falkås7311/
Baylks732/
Valgzs731/
Walkse731/
Balcks731/
Failks731/
Baulks730/
Wallkås674/

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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 Valks
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