Volckens Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Volckens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volckens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
United States181:20,136,607622,629
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Volckens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Volckens occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Volckens? popularity and diffusion

Volckens is the 3,100,440th most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Volckens live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 3,659,339. In Germany Volckens is mostly found in: Hamburg, where 95 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 45 percent are found.

Volckens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Volckens has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 180 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Volckens Last Name Statistics demography

Volckens earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.09% less than the national average, earning $24,554 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volkens93461/
Voelkens880/
Folkens80574/
Wolkens8076/
Volcins801/
Volkins801/
Valkens800/
Bolkens800/
Volkensova786/
Volkensová781/
Bulckens75148/
Woelkens7546/
Folkenæs752/
Walckens751/
Wohlkens750/
Woehlkens7114/
Folkins67836/
Wolkins67162/
Bulkens67111/
Balkens6724/
Walkens6717/
Valcins675/
Falkens673/
Bülkens671/
Ualkens671/
Folcins671/
Valkins670/
Bolkins670/

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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 Volckens
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