Volkman Surname

131,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Volkman Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Folcman (people, servant).

Volkman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1711:114,30412,359
Canada621:594,28449,093
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
Australia441:613,53943,545
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Czechia241:443,06148,767
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
England191:2,932,529101,561
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3231:155,47614,316

Volkman (14) may also be a first name.

Volkman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Folcman (people, servant).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Volkman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Volkman (Russian: Волькман) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Volkman? popularity and diffusion

Volkman is the 131,357th most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,117,242 people. The last name Volkman occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Volkman are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Volkman is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name globally, held by 14 people.

Volkman is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 3,171 people, or 1 in 114,304. In The United States Volkman is mostly concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 11 percent are found, Illinois, where 11 percent are found and Minnesota, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Volkman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Volkman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Volkman last name grew 982 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 238 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Volkman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Volkman surname are 14.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.72% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Volkman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.72% more than the national average, earning $46,482 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.86% less than the national average, earning $49,256 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Volkman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volkman in the Russian language
Волькманvolkman-

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