Vilka Surname

435,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 788 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Vilka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vilka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia5481:3,741499
Russia1401:1,029,45078,764
England351:1,591,94567,242
Finland111:499,70030,478
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Vilka (867) may also be a first name.

Vilka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vilka (Hindi: विलका, Russian: Вилка) is borne by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vilka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 435,773rd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,248,155 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Vilka are found; 76 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in Baltic Europe. It is also the 276,394th most frequent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 867 people.

The surname Vilka is most frequent in Latvia, where it is borne by 548 people, or 1 in 3,741. In Latvia Vilka is most numerous in: Riga Planning Region, where 64 percent reside, Vidzeme, where 15 percent reside and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Latvia it occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 18 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Vilka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

Vilka earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Violka91150/
Vielka9141/
Vilkka9133/
Vilkha9133/
Vilkay9117/
Villka914/
Vilkoa911/
Vilkad911/
Vlka8923/
Vilkaja8351/
Vilckas838/
Vilkajs837/
Vilca8072,235/
Filka80636/
Wilka80348/
Velka80196/
Vylka80171/
Vilke80161/
Vilko80105/
Vilki8094/
Vilky8011/
Vlcka801/
Uilka801/
Vilkaitė7774/
Vilkauss7757/
Vilkaušs771/
Villca7346,061/
Vilcas732,556/
Fiolka731,426/
Vilcea731,209/
Vilkki73525/
Vilkko73323/
Velkaj73183/
Vylkha73147/
Filkas7377/
Wielka7348/
Hwilka7346/
Bilkau7331/
Vilcko7326/
Philka7316/
Velkas7314/
Vilcke7310/
Vilcaz7310/
Wilkai739/
Vilcay738/
Willka736/
Vilkoš735/
Fielka735/
Vilcca735/
Wuilka735/
Filkaš735/
Vilkie735/
Vylkai734/
Vilkiy734/
Vilkot733/
Vilkoo733/
Vilcat732/
Vielky732/
Vilkho732/
Wilkay731/
Velcka731/
Vielke731/
Veslka731/
Vilcéa731/
Filkai731/
Vellka731/
Wilkap730/
Vielca730/
Vlecka730/
Villcas67784/
Filkash6757/
Filkhah6725/
Vilkoyt6718/
Vilkhou6712/
Vilkher6711/
Filkasz676/
Vilkhoo676/
Vlke675/
Willkha675/
Vilcais674/
Vilcaya672/
Vilkytė672/
Vilkoit672/
Villcca672/
Vilkosz671/
Vlca671/
Viehlke671/
Vilkhez671/
Wilkaya671/
Vlko671/
Vilccai671/
Vilchea671/
Vilkchi671/
Vilkhed671/
Vilkoič671/
Vilkots671/
Vilkājs671/
Villcaz671/

Vilka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vilka in the Hindi language
विलकाvilaka78.57
विल्काvilka21.43
Vilka in the Russian language
Вилкаvilka-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vilka
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