Vork Surname

299,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Vork Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vork Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6071:27,8214,561
United States3141:1,154,32882,787
Denmark1781:31,7123,296
France381:1,747,966156,445
Russia361:4,003,418194,829
Ukraine341:1,338,903111,766
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Finland61:916,11741,832
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Võrk (174) & Vörk (1) are calculated separately.

Vork (13) may also be a first name.

Vork Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vork (Russian: Ворк) has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may also be found as: Võrk or Vörk. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vork? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 299,328th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,733,710 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Vork reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Vork is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 13 people.

Vork is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 607 people, or 1 in 27,821. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: North Holland, where 37 percent live, South Holland, where 36 percent live and Utrecht, where 13 percent live. Beside The Netherlands this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and Denmark, where 14 percent live.

Vork Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vork has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,243 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vork Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vork last name are 11.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.83% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vork earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.37% more than the national average, earning $45,467 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.38% less than the national average, earning $43,530 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Võrk92174/
Vörk921/
Vorke8931/
Vorck8921/
Vorkh898/
Vorkhe801/
Vuorks801/
Work7523,949/
Fork75952/
Verk75506/
Värk75247/
Vark75158/
Vorg7516/
Vorc751/
Uork750/
Vorkova73433/
Vorková7327/
Worke6756,550/
Varke677,228/
Forck67669/
Forke67556/
Verkh67185/
Voerg67123/
Boork67100/
Worck6720/
Vourc6717/
Bohrk6716/
Hvorková6716/
Phork6712/
Vorgt678/
Borkø676/
Vorkhova674/
Vuorg673/
Forkp672/
Verck671/
Worrk671/
Whork671/
Veerk671/
Huork671/
Vorgs671/
Workx671/
Vaerk671/
Vaark671/
Woork671/
Uorke671/
Verkå671/
Workh671/
Workk671/
Forkh671/
Varck670/
Verrk670/
Borgk670/
Foork670/

Vork Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vork in the Russian language
Воркvork-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vork
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