Volkers Surname
Approximately 3,331 people bear this surname
Volkers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1,622 | 1:10,411 | 1,398 |
| United States | 764 | 1:474,423 | 40,290 |
| Brazil | 378 | 1:566,334 | 21,159 |
| Germany | 293 | 1:274,763 | 29,003 |
| South Africa | 105 | 1:515,978 | 41,519 |
| Canada | 42 | 1:877,276 | 67,671 |
| Australia | 30 | 1:899,857 | 54,700 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 76 | 1:660,772 | 43,333 |
Volkers Demographics
Average Male Volkers Height
174.44 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Volkers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Volkers Come From? nationality or country of origin
Volkers occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Volkers? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 135,040th most numerous last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,187,795 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Volkers reside; 58 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,622 people, or 1 in 10,411. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: North Holland, where 30 percent reside, Gelderland, where 14 percent reside and South Holland, where 13 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands it occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Brazil, where 11 percent reside.
Volkers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Volkers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Volkers last name expanded 1,005 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Volkers Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Volkers last name are 16.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.13% being registered with the party.
The amount Volkers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.14% less than the national average, earning R 142,260 per year; in United States they earn 11.82% more than the national average, earning $48,248 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.14% more than the national average, earning $57,206 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volckers | 93 | 33 | / |
| Volkersz | 93 | 31 | / |
| Volkaers | 93 | 2 | / |
| Vollkers | 93 | 1 | / |
| Folkers | 86 | 3,524 | / |
| Wolkers | 86 | 422 | / |
| Valkers | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bolkers | 86 | 2 | / |
| Valkiers | 80 | 161 | / |
| Wolckers | 80 | 10 | / |
| Folckers | 80 | 4 | / |
| Foulkers | 80 | 2 | / |
| Folkerst | 80 | 2 | / |
| Foilkers | 80 | 2 | / |
| Volchers | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woolkers | 80 | 0 | / |
| Valckiers | 75 | 9 | / |
| Walkers | 71 | 263 | / |
| Falkers | 71 | 44 | / |
| Valkirs | 71 | 6 | / |
| Valcers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Folkars | 71 | 0 | / |
| Walkiers | 67 | 89 | / |
| Volkirch | 67 | 18 | / |
| Walker's | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waalkers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faulkers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walckiers | 63 | 464 | / |
| Walcers | 57 | 2 | / |
| Walkirs | 57 | 1 | / |
| Walkars | 57 | 0 | / |
| Walchers | 53 | 2 | / |
| Walkirss | 53 | 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
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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 Volkers
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