Válka Surname

617,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 498 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Válka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Válka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia4571:23,2683,609
Slovakia401:133,41124,423
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Valka (581), Vaļka (3) & Valká (2) are calculated separately.

Válka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Válka (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻠﻚ, Hindi: वलका, Marathi: वलका) is carried by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Valka, Vaļka or Valká. Click here for other potential spellings of Válka.

How Common Is The Last Name Válka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 617,991st most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 14,633,626 people. The last name Válka is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Válka live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Czechia, where it is held by 457 people, or 1 in 23,268. In Czechia Válka is most frequent in: South Moravian Region, where 44 percent are found, Prague, where 9 percent are found and Moravian-Silesian Region, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Czechia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 8 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valka93581/
Vaļka873/
Valká872/
Volka80246/
Války8081/
Bálka8039/
Válki809/
Válko805/
Valkai731,222/
Hvolka73123/
Volkas7350/
Valkaj7346/
Volkay7340/
Volkai7333/
Valkay7326/
Volkau7313/
Volkoa7310/
Vahlka733/
Volkaj731/
Volkah731/
Valcka730/
Vocelka67360/
Vocilka67151/
Vasylka6728/
Volkats6714/
Valkass6710/
Volkash676/
Voulkas675/
Valkatz671/
Valkaya671/
Valkhad671/
Volkast670/

Válka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Válka in the Hindi language
वलकाvalaka76.47
वल्काvalka23.53
Válka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﻠﻚflk66.67
ﻓﻠﻜﻪflkh33.33
Válka in the Marathi language
वलकाvalaka40
वाळकेvalake40
वाळकाvalaka20

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Válka
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