Völk Surname
Approximately 2,466 people bear this surname
Völk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,289 | 1:35,171 | 4,645 |
| Austria | 168 | 1:50,687 | 8,016 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Völk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Völk Come From? nationality or country of origin
Völk is most common in Germany. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Völk? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 174,083rd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,955,209 people. The surname Völk occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Völk reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 2,289 people, or 1 in 35,171. In Germany Völk is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 69 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent reside and Hesse, where 6 percent reside. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 7 percent reside and Argentina, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Völke | 89 | 282 | / |
| Völck | 89 | 14 | / |
| Völks | 89 | 2 | / |
| Vlk | 86 | 4,284 | / |
| Völcke | 80 | 12 | / |
| Völcks | 80 | 8 | / |
| Wölk | 75 | 4,404 | / |
| Vilk | 75 | 825 | / |
| Vlek | 75 | 756 | / |
| Velk | 75 | 546 | / |
| Bölk | 75 | 467 | / |
| Vylk | 75 | 296 | / |
| Välk | 75 | 97 | / |
| Fölk | 75 | 41 | / |
| Vlke | 75 | 5 | / |
| Vlks | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vlhk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vlck | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vhlk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vlkp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vlkt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vllk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Völksch | 73 | 15 | / |
| Bölke | 67 | 2,439 | / |
| Wölke | 67 | 1,239 | / |
| Vilks | 67 | 605 | / |
| Velke | 67 | 585 | / |
| Wöhlk | 67 | 493 | / |
| Vleck | 67 | 341 | / |
| Voelk | 67 | 260 | / |
| Vilke | 67 | 161 | / |
| Bölck | 67 | 114 | / |
| Wölck | 67 | 67 | / |
| Välke | 67 | 56 | / |
| Böhlk | 67 | 45 | / |
| Vylke | 67 | 21 | / |
| Fölck | 67 | 18 | / |
| Vilck | 67 | 15 | / |
| Velks | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vylks | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vylkh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vilkh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Velkh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vilkp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vilkė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vleke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vglik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vlcke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vyolk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veelk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vielk | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Völk
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