Volwerk Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Volwerk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volwerk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1381:122,37119,176
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England41:13,929,515290,718
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Volwerk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Volwerk is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Volwerk.

How Common Is The Last Name Volwerk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Volwerk is the 1,286,243rd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Volwerk are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 122,371. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 51 percent are found, Zeeland, where 23 percent are found and North Brabant, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands Volwerk exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Volwerk Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Volwerk earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.12% more than the national average, earning $48,812 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.27% less than the national average, earning $45,078 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bolwerk86804/
Folwerk862/
Bollwerk80208/
Volberg71873/
Folwark7158/
Wolwark7147/
Folverk7111/
Wolberk714/
Volbirk711/
Wolwork710/
Vollberg67514/
Bollverk6735/
Vaalberk672/
Wollwork670/
Woolwork670/

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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 Volwerk
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