Volkar Surname

823,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Volkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1351:18,4274,225
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
Austria431:198,03324,866
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Volkár (14) are calculated separately.

Volkar (39) may also be a first name.

Volkar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Volkar (Marathi: वोलकर, Russian: Волкар) occurs most in Slovenia. It may be rendered as: Volkár. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volkar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 823,466th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 21,624,765 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Volkar live; 40 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 40 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Volkar is also the 1,637,361st most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 39 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Slovenia, where it is borne by 135 people, or 1 in 18,427. In Slovenia Volkar is mostly concentrated in: Central Slovenia, where 85 percent live, Southeast Slovenia, where 7 percent live and Mura, where 6 percent live. Excluding Slovenia this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent live and Austria, where 13 percent live.

Volkar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Volkar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Volkar last name increased 694 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Volkar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Volkar surname are 31.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 84.38% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Volkar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.05% more than the national average, earning $43,170 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.68% less than the national average, earning $43,881 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Volkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volkar in the Marathi language
वोलकरvolakara-
Volkar in the Russian language
Волкарvolkar-

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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 Volkar
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