Volschenk Surname

108,552nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Volschenk Surname Definition:

“Pour out fully” in Dutch. Ancient allusion to hospitality. Compare Lategan, Treurniet and Schietekat.

Volschenk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,1591:13,0271,630
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
England351:1,591,94567,242
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Volschenk Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Pour out fully” in Dutch. Ancient allusion to hospitality. Compare Lategan, Treurniet and Schietekat.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Volschenk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Volschenk occurs most in South Africa. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Volschenk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 108,552nd most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,699,521 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Volschenk reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 4,159 people, or 1 in 13,027. In South Africa Volschenk is most common in: Gauteng, where 34 percent reside, Western Cape, where 25 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Volschenk Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Volschenk earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.44% more than the national average, earning R 400,272 per year and in United States they earn 6.22% less than the national average, earning $40,464 USD per year.

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