Volkert Surname

85,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Volkert Surname Definition:

(Ger.) the High Ger. form of the Anglo-French Folkard = People-Brave [Ger. volk, Middle High German volk, volc, O.H.Ger. folc, folk, nation + Ger. O.H.Ger. hart, hard, brave: see further under Foulkes in Dict.]

Volkert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,4921:23,0543,054
United States1,7761:204,08720,040
Netherlands1471:114,87918,247
Brazil641:3,344,91195,290
Austria441:193,53324,446
England401:1,392,95161,553
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Turks and Caicos Islands81:4,291379
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1741:288,61323,092

Volkert (953) may also be a first name.

Volkert Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) the High Ger. form of the Anglo-French Folkard = People-Brave [Ger. volk, Middle High German volk, volc, O.H.Ger. folc, folk, nation + Ger. O.H.Ger. hart, hard, brave: see further under Foulkes in Dict.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Volkert Last Name Facts

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

Volkert occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Volkert? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 85,276th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,288,007 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Volkert are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Volkert is also the 261,626th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 953 people.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 3,492 people, or 1 in 23,054. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 44 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 23 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Germany it occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 3 percent reside.

Volkert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Volkert has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Volkert last name grew 1,021 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 4,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Volkert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Volkert surname are 19.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.87% being registered with the political party.

The amount Volkert earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 16.43% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,200 per year; in United States they earn 3.78% more than the national average, earning $44,778 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.58% more than the national average, earning $54,941 CAD per year.

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