Volkmar Surname

186,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Volkmar Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Folcmar (people, famous).

Volkmar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,5931:50,5376,595
United States5721:633,66951,045
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
France151:4,428,181244,602
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
England21:27,859,030389,889
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:432,92031,560

Volkmar (22,132) may also be a first name.

Volkmar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Folcmar (people, famous).

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

Volkmar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Volkmar occurs most in Germany. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volkmar? popularity and diffusion

Volkmar is the 186,256th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,204,726 people. Volkmar is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Volkmar are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 35,052nd most frequent first name internationally It is held by 22,132 people.

The surname Volkmar is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 1,593 people, or 1 in 50,537. In Germany it is most frequent in: Thuringia, where 30 percent live, Hesse, where 26 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.

Volkmar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Volkmar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 493 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Volkmar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Volkmar surname are 14.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.11% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Volkmar earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 37.6% more than the national average, earning $31,239,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.77% more than the national average, earning $47,363 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.83% more than the national average, earning $52,582 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volckmar93117/
Vollkmar931/
Folkmar86100/
Wolkmar8614/
Volkmor8610/
Wolckmar806/
Volkmore800/
Falkmar7123/
Balkmar716/
Boulkhmair711/
Valqmar711/
Faulkmar671/
Folkmeir671/

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