Völkl Surname

102,263rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Völkl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Völkl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,9891:20,1822,670
Austria5721:14,8872,199
Czechia371:287,39137,121
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Vőlkl (2) are calculated separately.

Völkl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Völkl has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also appear as a variant: Vőlkl. Click here for further potential spellings of Völkl.

How Common Is The Last Name Völkl? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 102,263rd most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,581,156 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Völkl reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 3,989 people, or 1 in 20,182. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 84 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Germany it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 12 percent are found and Czechia, where 1 percent are found.

Völkl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Völkl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Völkl last name decreased 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vőlkl932/
Völkel918,200/
Völckel8352/
Völkelt834/
Wölkl8031/
Völklová7728/
Voelkl73387/
Vilkel73111/
Velkel735/
Vylkel734/
Vilkil732/
Wölkel731/
Voelkel672,644/
Blkl671/
Vlcl671/
Vilkelė671/
Vaelkel671/
Vilkeel671/

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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 Völkl
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