Vilks Surname
Approximately 605 people bear this surname
Vilks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 385 | 1:5,325 | 736 |
| Russia | 57 | 1:2,528,475 | 145,724 |
| United States | 46 | 1:7,879,542 | 351,394 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| Estonia | 31 | 1:42,639 | 8,109 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
Vilks Demographics
Vilks Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Vilks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vilks Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vilks (Russian: Вилькс) is found most frequently in Latvia. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Vilks? popularity and diffusion
The last name Vilks is the 533,524th most frequent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 12,045,530 people. Vilks occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Vilks live; 72 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in Baltic Europe.
Vilks is most commonly used in Latvia, where it is held by 385 people, or 1 in 5,325. In Latvia it is most common in: Riga Planning Region, where 71 percent are found, Latgale, where 11 percent are found and Semigallia, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Latvia this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.
Vilks Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Vilks surname is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Vilks surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Vilks earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.19% more than the national average, earning $48,842 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.26% more than the national average, earning $63,722 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vuilks | 91 | 1 | / |
| Vilk | 89 | 825 | / |
| Vlks | 89 | 2 | / |
| Wilks | 80 | 23,568 | / |
| Vilke | 80 | 161 | / |
| Vilck | 80 | 15 | / |
| Velks | 80 | 12 | / |
| Filks | 80 | 11 | / |
| Vylks | 80 | 8 | / |
| Bilks | 80 | 4 | / |
| Vilkh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Völks | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vilkė | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vilkp | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vielk | 80 | 0 | / |
| Vlk | 75 | 4,284 | / |
| Wilcks | 73 | 39 | / |
| Wilkås | 73 | 15 | / |
| Wilksz | 73 | 13 | / |
| Vilcke | 73 | 10 | / |
| Völcks | 73 | 8 | / |
| Vilchs | 73 | 5 | / |
| Willks | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wilkse | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wilkss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Philks | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wilk | 67 | 53,958 | / |
| Vilkova | 67 | 7,236 | / |
| Völk | 67 | 2,466 | / |
| Vlek | 67 | 756 | / |
| Wilksch | 67 | 618 | / |
| Velk | 67 | 546 | / |
| Vylk | 67 | 296 | / |
| Vilková | 67 | 121 | / |
| Välk | 67 | 97 | / |
| Uilk | 67 | 55 | / |
| Vilc | 67 | 24 | / |
| Völksch | 67 | 15 | / |
| Vilg | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vlke | 67 | 5 | / |
| Philcks | 67 | 4 | / |
| Flks | 67 | 3 | / |
| Voelcks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Blks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vhlk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vlck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vlhk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vlkp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vlkt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vllk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wlks | 67 | 0 | / |
Vilks Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vilks in the Russian language | ||
| Вилькс | vilks | - |
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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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- 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 Vilks
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