Vlek Surname

449,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 756 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Vlek Surname Definition:

Dutch version of Fleck (q.v.).

Vlek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4941:34,1855,709
Czechia1191:89,35714,902
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Norway111:467,48139,375
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
England21:27,859,030389,889
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Vlek (13) may also be a first name.

Vlek Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Dutch version of Fleck (q.v.).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Vlek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vlek (Hindi: व्लेक, Russian: Влек) occurs most in The Netherlands. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vlek? popularity and diffusion

Vlek is the 449,900th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 9,639,611 people. The last name Vlek is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Vlek reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread given name throughout the world It is held by 13 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 494 people, or 1 in 34,185. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: South Holland, where 28 percent reside, North Holland, where 25 percent reside and Utrecht, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 16 percent reside and Argentina, where 4 percent reside.

Vlek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vlek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vlek surname expanded 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vlek Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Vlek earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.04% less than the national average, earning 287,106 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 0.15% more than the national average, earning R 237,984 per year; in United States they earn 44.01% less than the national average, earning $24,161 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.98% more than the national average, earning $55,637 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vliek89609/
Vleck89341/
Vleek893/
Vleke891/
Vleik891/
Vlk864,284/
Vellek80129/
Vlekke8077/
Vailek801/
Vlecke800/
Völk752,466/
Vilk75825/
Velk75546/
Vylk75296/
Välk7597/
Vlke755/
Vlks752/
Wlek751/
Vlec751/
Vlik751/
Vhlk751/
Vlck751/
Vlhk751/
Vljk751/
Vlkp751/
Vlkt751/
Vllk751/
Vjlk751/
Veđelek7318/
Villeck7314/
Vaileke732/
Vlekova732/
Vaileck731/
Villeke731/
Vilks67605/
Velke67585/
Völke67282/
Voelk67260/
Blekh67233/
Vlack67209/
Vilke67161/
Vlajk67106/
Välke6756/
Vylke6721/
Vlick6721/
Vilck6715/
Völck6714/
Velks6712/
Vlegg6711/
Vylks678/
Vylkh678/
Vleckova674/
Vilkh673/
Velkh672/
Völks672/
Vlcke671/
Vilkp671/
Wleek671/
Vyolk671/
Vailecke671/
Voylk671/
Wylek671/
Vleig671/
Voilk671/
Vglik671/
Villecke671/
Vleakova671/
Vilkė671/
Veilk670/
Vielk670/
Veelk670/

Vlek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vlek in the Hindi language
व्लेकvleka-
Vlek in the Russian language
Влекvlek-

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