Volker Surname

74,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Volker Surname User-submission:

The Volker surname means 'folk'.

Volker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7521:131,70713,867
Germany9081:88,66211,171
South Africa6651:81,47010,051
Argentina6071:70,4175,975
Netherlands5701:29,6274,887
Australia4741:56,9536,945
Canada1221:302,01327,942
Brazil911:2,352,46572,498
Russia811:1,779,297115,341
England731:763,26141,903
France361:1,845,076161,051
Austria351:243,29828,936
Slovenia311:80,24810,499
Chile301:587,21614,299
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
China41:341,830,39216,990
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Volker (227,952) may also be a first name.

Volker Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Volker surname means 'folk'.

- romina_buitendijk

Volker Last Name Facts

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

Volker (Russian: Волкер) is most common in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Volker click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volker? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 74,125th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,098,184 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Volker reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Volker is also the 4,603rd most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 227,952 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,752 people, or 1 in 131,707. In The United States Volker is most common in: Minnesota, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Maryland, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States Volker is found in 60 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 14 percent are found and South Africa, where 10 percent are found.

Volker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (60%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Volker surname are 19.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.79% being registered with the party.

The amount Volker earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 30.2% more than the national average, earning R 309,396 per year; in United States they earn 3.52% more than the national average, earning $44,669 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.12% less than the national average, earning $44,158 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volcker9259/
Volkher922/
Volkere921/
Voulker921/
Voolker920/
Volkier920/
Vollker920/
Vollkert861/
Folker831,347/
Valker83404/
Wolker83366/
Uolker83121/
Volkir8315/
Volcer832/
Volkerova801/
Volkheart800/
Valkier77145/
Foulker77106/
Folcker7796/
Volcher7780/
Volquer7731/
Valcker7725/
Folkerd7724/
Bolkher7721/
Wolkere777/
Bolcker774/
Bohlker772/
Valkere772/
Wollker771/
Valkert771/
Woolker771/
Folkerh771/
Wolkier771/
Woulker770/
Volkirt770/
Woilker770/
Folkerth71265/
Pholkerd71102/
Boulkeir7180/
Folkeard718/
Valkheir714/
Wollkert713/
Wolckert713/
Boulkeïr712/
Pholkher711/
Bolckeir711/
Bolkheyr711/
Boulhker711/
Valckier711/
Bolkheïr711/
Pholkert711/
Foulcker710/
Walker67997,243/
Falker67399/
Phoolkerd67100/
Valkre6749/
Boulkheyr6727/
Wolkerová6726/
Voilquier6719/
Bolkir678/
Valcer678/
Boulkheîr674/
Boulhkeir672/
Valkyr672/
Valkir672/
Ualker671/
Boulkhear671/
Boulckeir671/
Boilkheir671/
Wolkerova671/
Folcer670/

Volker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volker in the Russian language
Волкерvolker-

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