Vilks Surname

533,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Vilks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vilks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia3851:5,325736
Russia571:2,528,475145,724
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
England41:13,929,515290,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Vilks Last Name Facts

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

Vilks (Russian: Вилькс) is found in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Vilks click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vilks? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 533,524th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,045,530 people. The last name Vilks is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Vilks live; 72 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Latvia, where it is carried by 385 people, or 1 in 5,325. In Latvia Vilks is mostly found in: Riga Planning Region, where 71 percent are found, Latgale, where 11 percent are found and Semigallia, where 8 percent are found. Other than Latvia it is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Vilks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vuilks911/
Vilk89825/
Vlks892/
Wilks8023,568/
Vilke80161/
Vilck8015/
Velks8012/
Filks8011/
Vylks808/
Bilks804/
Vilkh803/
Völks802/
Vilkė801/
Vilkp801/
Vielk800/
Vlk754,284/
Wilcks7339/
Wilkås7315/
Wilksz7313/
Vilcke7310/
Völcks738/
Vilchs735/
Willks734/
Wilkse732/
Wilkss731/
Philks731/
Wilk6753,958/
Vilkova677,236/
Völk672,466/
Vlek67756/
Wilksch67618/
Velk67546/
Vylk67296/
Vilková67121/
Välk6797/
Uilk6755/
Vilc6724/
Völksch6715/
Vilg6713/
Vlke675/
Philcks674/
Flks673/
Voelcks672/
Blks671/
Vhlk671/
Vlck671/
Vlhk671/
Vlkp671/
Vlkt671/
Vllk671/
Wlks670/

Vilks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vilks in the Russian language
Вильксvilks-

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