Vlok Surname

139,349th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Vlok Surname Definition:

“Flake” in Dutch.

Vlok Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,9201:18,5542,343
Netherlands1061:159,31323,533
England591:944,37447,923
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Australia441:613,53943,545
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Vlok (12) may also be a first name.

Vlok Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Flake” in Dutch.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Vlok Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vlok (Russian: Влок) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vlok? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vlok is the 139,349th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,271,679 people. Vlok occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Vlok reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name on earth It is held by 12 people.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 2,920 people, or 1 in 18,554. In South Africa Vlok is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 37 percent live, Gauteng, where 29 percent live and Northern Cape, where 8 percent live. Not including South Africa this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 3 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Vlok Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vlok surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Vlok earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 91.39% more than the national average, earning R 454,812 per year and in United States they earn 66.2% more than the national average, earning $71,712 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vlokh89489/
Vlock89109/
Vloks891/
Vlouk891/
Vlook891/
Villok801/
Vlak75404/
Wlok752/
Vloc751/
Vlog751/
Vlox751/
Vlokova739/
Villock737/
Vellock731/
Vlakh67783/
Blouk67342/
Vlack67209/
Wlock67184/
Vlake6796/
Bliok6710/
Blyok677/
Vlask675/
Wlgok671/
Vlosx671/
Vlokhova671/
Blohk671/
Bllok670/

Vlok Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vlok in the Russian language
Влокvlok-

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