Völke Surname
Approximately 282 people bear this surname
Völke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 257 | 1:313,251 | 31,672 |
| Switzerland | 24 | 1:342,205 | 26,446 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Völke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Völke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Völke is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Völke? popularity and diffusion
The surname Völke is the 933,049th most frequently used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 25,842,361 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Völke live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname Völke is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 257 people, or 1 in 313,251. In Germany it is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 47 percent live, Hesse, where 15 percent live and Saxony, where 10 percent live. Besides Germany this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 9 percent live and The Netherlands, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Völcke | 91 | 12 | / |
| Völk | 89 | 2,466 | / |
| Vlke | 89 | 5 | / |
| Völcker | 83 | 741 | / |
| Bölke | 80 | 2,439 | / |
| Wölke | 80 | 1,239 | / |
| Velke | 80 | 585 | / |
| Vilke | 80 | 161 | / |
| Välke | 80 | 56 | / |
| Völki | 80 | 49 | / |
| Vylke | 80 | 21 | / |
| Völck | 80 | 14 | / |
| Völks | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vlcke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vleke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vlk | 75 | 4,284 | / |
| Böhlke | 73 | 1,507 | / |
| Velkei | 73 | 738 | / |
| Wöhlke | 73 | 314 | / |
| Bölker | 73 | 179 | / |
| Velkey | 73 | 110 | / |
| Vlekke | 73 | 77 | / |
| Bölcke | 73 | 73 | / |
| Voelke | 73 | 71 | / |
| Bölkei | 73 | 63 | / |
| Wöllke | 73 | 31 | / |
| Völkoi | 73 | 17 | / |
| Vilcke | 73 | 10 | / |
| Völcks | 73 | 8 | / |
| Velcke | 73 | 7 | / |
| Vølker | 73 | 6 | / |
| Vylker | 73 | 6 | / |
| Vilkie | 73 | 5 | / |
| Vlcker | 73 | 3 | / |
| Vielke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wölcke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaelke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Vlecke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wölk | 67 | 4,404 | / |
| Vilk | 67 | 825 | / |
| Vlek | 67 | 756 | / |
| Velk | 67 | 546 | / |
| Bölk | 67 | 467 | / |
| Vylk | 67 | 296 | / |
| Välk | 67 | 97 | / |
| Wöhlcke | 67 | 67 | / |
| Veelker | 67 | 52 | / |
| Böhlcke | 67 | 30 | / |
| Velcker | 67 | 28 | / |
| Vølcker | 67 | 28 | / |
| Vlka | 67 | 23 | / |
| Völksch | 67 | 15 | / |
| Vilkher | 67 | 11 | / |
| Flke | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wlke | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vylkher | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vuehlke | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vuelker | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bölcker | 67 | 3 | / |
| Blke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vlks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vllk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vlec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voehlke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voelkei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voelkie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vilkhez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viehlke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vlkt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vlkp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vlhk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vlck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vilkhed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vhlk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vehlker | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vlecker | 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 Völke
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