Volks Surname
Approximately 451 people bear this surname
Volks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Germany | 132 | 1:609,890 | 48,740 |
| United States | 43 | 1:8,429,278 | 367,833 |
| Latvia | 40 | 1:51,251 | 7,768 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 66 | 1:760,889 | 48,111 |
Volks (29) may also be a first name.
Volks Demographics
Average Volks Salary in
United States
$46,695 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Volks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Volks Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Volks (Russian: Волькс) is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Volks? popularity and diffusion
The surname Volks is the 664,903rd most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 16,158,638 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Volks live; 34 percent live in North Africa and 34 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly held given name internationally, borne by 29 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 600,887. Other than Egypt this surname exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.
Volks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Volks has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 35 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Volks Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Volks last name are 33.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 86.67% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Volks earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 239.48% more than the national average, earning R 806,736 per year; in United States they earn 8.22% more than the national average, earning $46,695 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.86% more than the national average, earning $60,544 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Volks Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Volks in the Russian language | ||
| Волькс | volks | - |
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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 Volks
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