Voelkin Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Voelkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Voelkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Voelkin Last Name Facts

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

Voelkin is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Voelkin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Voelkin is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Voelkin occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Voelkin reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 2,737,638. In Switzerland Voelkin is most frequent in: Canton of Zürich, where 67 percent are found and Canton of Aargau, where 33 percent are found. Outside of Switzerland Voelkin exists in one country. It also occurs in Ireland, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voelkina931/
Velkin92391/
Velkina86448/
Veelkin862/
Veslkin861/
Voelken861/
Volkinn860/
Vlkin831/
Volkienė8014/
Veyalkin8013/
Violkina806/
Voyalkin804/
Veelkina804/
Velkienė801/
Vilkin77728/
Wolkin77222/
Felkin77193/
Velken77129/
Velcin7792/
Welkin7766/
Velkyn7749/
Völkin7734/
Volkyn7715/
Volqin774/
Vylkin773/
Vulkin773/
Vlkkin771/
Veyalkina7523/
Voyalkina752/
Vilkina71477/
Felkina7166/
Vehlken7162/
Velkyna7154/
Veelken7147/
Beylkin7123/
Boelken7116/
Woelken7114/
Vylkina714/
Velchin713/
Felkien711/
Fiolkin711/
Vulkina711/
Fyolkin711/
Bellkin711/
Belkkin711/
Vilkind711/
Volquin711/
Wellkin711/
Boulkin711/
Vollken710/
Foelken710/
Vilkienė671,487/
Voulquin67149/
Voilquin67147/
Vilkn6710/
Vuyalkin676/
Blkin675/
Woehlken674/
Volcn674/
Woelcken674/
Veulquin671/
Vaulkina671/
Belkn671/
Fyolkina671/
Flkin671/
Fiolkina671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Voelkin
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