Volkens Surname
Approximately 461 people bear this surname
Volkens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 248 | 1:324,619 | 32,384 |
| United States | 178 | 1:2,036,286 | 130,241 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Volkens Demographics
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Volkens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Volkens Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Volkens is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Volkens? popularity and diffusion
The last name Volkens is the 654,010th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 15,808,126 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Volkens reside; 58 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname Volkens is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 248 people, or 1 in 324,619. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bremen, where 47 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 25 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 19 percent live. Not including Germany this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 39 percent live and The Netherlands, where 4 percent live.
Volkens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Volkens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Volkens last name increased 2,543 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Volkens Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Volkens last name are 20.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.44% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Volkens earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47% less than the national average, earning $26,333 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volckens | 93 | 40 | / |
| Voelkens | 93 | 0 | / |
| Folkens | 86 | 574 | / |
| Wolkens | 86 | 76 | / |
| Volkins | 86 | 1 | / |
| Valkens | 86 | 0 | / |
| Bolkens | 86 | 0 | / |
| Volkensova | 82 | 6 | / |
| Volkensová | 82 | 1 | / |
| Woelkens | 80 | 46 | / |
| Folkenæs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wohlkens | 80 | 0 | / |
| Woehlkens | 75 | 14 | / |
| Folkins | 71 | 836 | / |
| Wolkins | 71 | 162 | / |
| Bulkens | 71 | 111 | / |
| Balkens | 71 | 24 | / |
| Walkens | 71 | 17 | / |
| Falkens | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ualkens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Volcins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bülkens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Valkins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bolkins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Waalkens | 67 | 500 | / |
| Bulckens | 67 | 148 | / |
| Falkenås | 67 | 16 | / |
| Faulkens | 67 | 13 | / |
| Falkensø | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walckens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walkensh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaulkins | 67 | 0 | / |
| Foulkins | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Volkens
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