Volkens Surname

654,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Volkens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volkens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2481:324,61932,384
United States1781:2,036,286130,241
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Volkens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Volkens occurs most in Germany. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Volkens click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volkens? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 654,010th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 15,808,126 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Volkens reside; 58 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Volkens is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 248 people, or 1 in 324,619. In Germany Volkens is most frequent in: Bremen, where 47 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 25 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 19 percent are found. Barring Germany it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 39 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 4 percent are found.

Volkens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Volkens has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,543 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Volkens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Volkens are 20.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.44% being registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volckens9340/
Voelkens930/
Folkens86574/
Wolkens8676/
Volkins861/
Valkens860/
Bolkens860/
Volkensova826/
Volkensová821/
Woelkens8046/
Folkenæs802/
Wohlkens800/
Woehlkens7514/
Folkins71836/
Wolkins71162/
Bulkens71111/
Balkens7124/
Walkens7117/
Falkens713/
Ualkens711/
Volcins711/
Bülkens711/
Valkins710/
Bolkins710/
Waalkens67500/
Bulckens67148/
Falkenås6716/
Faulkens6713/
Falkensø671/
Walckens671/
Walkensh671/
Vaulkins670/
Foulkins670/

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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
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  • 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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