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 Political Affiliation
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Vilks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vilks Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vilks (Russian: Вилькс) occurs in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vilks? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 533,524th most frequently held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 12,045,530 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Vilks reside; 72 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in Baltic Europe.
The surname Vilks is most commonly held in Latvia, where it is carried by 385 people, or 1 in 5,325. In Latvia Vilks is mostly concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 71 percent live, Latgale, where 11 percent live and Semigallia, where 8 percent live. Aside from Latvia it occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.
Vilks Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Vilks last name is primarily Orthodox (86%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Vilks surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the 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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