Volkes Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Volkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
England41:13,929,515290,718
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Volkes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Volkes is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Volkes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,775,494th most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Volkes are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Volkes is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 5,663,421. In The United States Volkes is most frequent in: New York, where 64 percent live, Florida, where 19 percent live and Virginia, where 14 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 29 percent live and Egypt, where 4 percent live.

Volkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Volkes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Volkes last name grew 2,133 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Volkes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Volkes last name are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70% registered with the political party.

The amount Volkes earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.98% more than the national average, earning $44,866 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.62% less than the national average, earning $47,886 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volkest921/
Voulkes920/
Voelkes920/
Volke912,407/
Volkqeis861/
Folkes834,831/
Volcke83459/
Volkey8339/
Volkis8319/
Volkys8317/
Bolkes836/
Wolkes833/
Volkeu831/
Vohlke831/
Volkie831/
Foulkes778,544/
Ffolkes77106/
Volques7745/
Foolkes7744/
Volches777/
Wolkees774/
Valkeus773/
Pholkes772/
Folkesh771/
Follkes771/
Volkish771/
Voulker771/
Bolkeus771/
Bolkesz771/
Vollker770/
Voolker770/
Valke7328,728/
Wolke732,988/
Volka73246/
Volce7394/
Volki7362/
Volky733/
Volkè731/
Ffoulkes71201/
Bolkesjø7117/
Volkeová7112/
Folkeits711/
Foullkes711/
Foulkees711/
Wolkesch711/
Foulkesh711/
Valcke672,837/
Walkes671,295/
Wohlke67151/
Hvolka67123/
Wolkey6798/
Wolkis6795/
Bolkis6761/
Valkis6741/
Volkay6740/
Balkes6736/
Volkai6733/
Boolke6733/
Volcey6732/
Wolcke6728/
Falkes6727/
Wollke6718/
Folkis6717/
Bolhke6712/
Bolkey6712/
Volche6712/
Vahlke6710/
Volkoa6710/
Volque6710/
Volkii679/
Valkys678/
Woolke677/
Wolkie676/
Vaalke676/
Wolhke675/
Valkie675/
Valhke675/
Valkey675/
Volkisova674/
Valkee674/
Bolkhe674/
Volkiy673/
Volcis673/
Bolcke672/
Wolkei672/
Phoolkets671/
Volkaj671/
Volqez671/
Valkhe671/
Vallke671/
Volkid671/
Woilke671/
Bolkeh671/
Bolkei671/
Boulke671/
Volkoi671/
Bollke671/
Wolket670/
Wolkee670/
Vaulke670/

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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 Volkes
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