Vilke Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Finland

Vilke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vilke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil561:3,822,756105,432
Russia451:3,202,735169,516
Finland161:343,54424,270
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Norway61:857,04855,549
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
France11:66,422,722504,397
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Vilkė (1) are calculated separately.

Vilke (111) may also be a first name.

Vilke Last Name Facts

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

Vilke (Hindi: विलके, Russian: Вильке) is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Vilkė. For other potential spellings of Vilke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vilke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,369,340th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. The last name Vilke occurs mostly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Vilke reside; 35 percent reside in South America and 35 percent reside in Luso-South America. Vilke is also the 890,531st most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 111 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 3,822,756. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Santa Catarina, where 34 percent live, Espírito Santo, where 30 percent live and Paraná, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil Vilke occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 28 percent live and Finland, where 10 percent live.

Vilke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vilke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vilke surname rose 533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vilke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Vilke surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Vilke last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 37.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Vilke earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.94% less than the national average, earning 277,084 kr per year and in United States they earn 46.05% more than the national average, earning $63,021 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vilkė931/
Vilcke9110/
Vilkie915/
Vielke911/
Vilk89825/
Vlke895/
Vilkher8311/
Vilkhez831/
Viehlke831/
Vilkhed831/
Wilke8049,008/
Vilka80788/
Vilks80605/
Velke80585/
Völke80282/
Vilce80256/
Vilki8094/
Filke8085/
Välke8056/
Vylke8021/
Vilck8015/
Vilky8011/
Uilke803/
Vilkh803/
Vlcke801/
Vleke801/
Vilkp801/
Vielk800/
Vlk754,284/
Wilkie7326,251/
Wilkey736,198/
Vilche734,912/
Wilcke732,340/
Vilcea731,209/
Willke73782/
Velkei73738/
Vilkki73525/
Fielke73370/
Velkey73110/
Vlekke7377/
Voelke7371/
Filkey7364/
Bilkei7361/
Uilkie7353/
Wielke7337/
Vilkha7333/
Vilkka7333/
Vilque7320/
Wihlke7317/
Vilkay7317/
Völcke7312/
Wilkei7311/
Velcke737/
Wilkee736/
Vølker736/
Vylker736/
Vilkiy734/
Billke734/
Villka734/
Vlcker733/
Filkie733/
Vielky732/
Vilgue732/
Vuilks731/
Vilceh731/
Vilkoa731/
Vilcey731/
Wilhke731/
Wilkez731/
Wilkke731/
Filked731/
Filkhe731/
Vlecke730/
Vaelke730/
Wilk6753,958/
Vilkova677,236/
Völk672,466/
Vlek67756/
Völcker67741/
Velk67546/
Vylk67296/
Willkie67218/
Vilková67121/
Välk6797/
Wielkie6756/
Uilk6755/
Veelker6752/
Vilkaja6751/
Willcke6742/
Vølcker6728/
Velcker6728/
Vilc6724/
Vlka6723/
Vilquez6719/
Vilkoyt6718/
Wilkeit6718/
Vilg6713/
Willkes6712/
Wlke6710/
Flke6710/
Vilkajs677/
Vylkher677/
Vilques676/
Fillker675/
Wilckes674/
Vuehlke674/
Vuelker674/
Wilkeis672/
Wielkey672/
Wilkess672/
Filkett672/
Willkey672/
Wilkiej672/
Vuilque672/
Villche672/
Vilkoit672/
Vilkytė672/
Vlks672/
Vlec671/
Voehlke671/
Voelkei671/
Voelkie671/
Vilchea671/
Vilchee671/
Vilkchi671/
Vilkoič671/
Vilkājs671/
Wilckeu671/
Vhlk671/
Vlck671/
Vlhk671/
Vlkp671/
Vlkt671/
Vllk671/
Willked671/
Wilckey670/
Vehlker670/
Billcke670/
Wilkeys670/
Vlecker670/
Wilkets670/
Wilkehr670/
Wielcke670/
Willkee670/

Vilke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vilke in the Hindi language
विलकेvilake-
Vilke in the Russian language
Вилькеvilke-

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