Volkis Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Volkis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Volkis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Volkis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Volkis (Russian: Волькис) is found in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Volkis click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Volkis? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,532,898th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Volkis live; 37 percent live in Central Asia and 37 percent live in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.
This last name is most common in Argentina, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 7,123,902. In Argentina Volkis is mostly found in: Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 100 percent live. Apart from Argentina Volkis occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Uzbekistan, where 21 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volkish | 92 | 1 | / |
| Volkqeis | 86 | 1 | / |
| Volkes | 83 | 107 | / |
| Wolkis | 83 | 95 | / |
| Valkis | 83 | 41 | / |
| Volkys | 83 | 17 | / |
| Folkis | 83 | 17 | / |
| Volcis | 83 | 3 | / |
| Volkisova | 80 | 4 | / |
| Volciss | 77 | 27 | / |
| Bolkish | 77 | 13 | / |
| Volkest | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bolkiss | 77 | 1 | / |
| Volchis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boulkis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Volkich | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wolkuis | 77 | 0 | / |
| Voulkes | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bolkhuis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Volchish | 71 | 1 | / |
| Folkeits | 71 | 1 | / |
| Volquist | 71 | 0 | / |
| Folkes | 67 | 4,831 | / |
| Falkis | 67 | 62 | / |
| Walkis | 67 | 11 | / |
| Valcis | 67 | 9 | / |
| Valkys | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bolqis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wolkes | 67 | 3 | / |
| Valqis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Valkisova | 67 | 1 | / |
Volkis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Volkis in the Russian language | ||
| Волькис | volkis | - |
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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 Volkis
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