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 last name Völkl is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Vőlkl. For other potential spellings of Völkl click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Völkl? popularity and diffusion

It is the 102,263rd most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,581,156 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Völkl reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Völkl is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 3,989 people, or 1 in 20,182. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 84 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 2 percent live. Not including Germany it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 12 percent live and Czechia, where 1 percent live.

Völkl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Völkl has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname 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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