Wilk Surname

10,429th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53,958 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wilk Surname Definition:

1 a shortening of Wilkin, q.v.

2 for Willock, q.v.

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Wilk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland36,9591:1,02858
United States7,9621:45,5245,550
Germany4,5261:17,7872,333
France1,0561:62,9008,614
Canada9431:39,0734,899
England4921:113,24811,628
Brazil4291:499,00818,824
Austria2771:30,7424,948
Australia2111:127,94213,963
Argentina1301:328,79526,002
Hungary1071:91,7419,020
Netherlands941:179,65125,733
Sweden661:149,19310,483
Czechia661:161,11324,575
Spain581:806,07033,159
Switzerland551:149,32614,246
Belgium541:212,90127,429
Ireland501:94,1795,191
Norway441:116,87015,419
Mexico391:3,182,72323,538
Iran391:1,968,78370,616
Wales371:83,6366,963
Denmark331:171,05214,584
Scotland331:162,2379,329
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Israel251:342,30528,607
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Romania91:2,230,87454,437
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
China21:683,660,78330,601
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
San Marino11:33,214932
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Malta11:430,2723,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:338,54721,815
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2761:181,95216,181

Wilk (741) may also be a first name.

Wilk Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 a shortening of Wilkin, q.v.

2 for Willock, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Shortened forms of Wilkins, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

The surname Wilk originates from one of the largest Celtic tribes called Volcae (also Tectosages in Greek). A part of the tribe arrived in the present-day southern Poland around 279-278 B.C. and brought the surname Wilk in Old Slavic and present Polish, equivalent to Volc in Celtic.

- wlmoskal

Wilk means 'wolf' in Polish.

- jswilkmd

Wilk means 'wolf'.

- biancawilk

Wilk Last Name Facts

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

Wilk is found most frequently in Poland. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilk? popularity and diffusion

Wilk is the 10,429th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 135,060 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Wilk live; 69 percent live in Eastern Europe and 69 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 302,221st most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 741 people.

This surname is most frequent in Poland, where it is carried by 36,959 people, or 1 in 1,028. Apart from Poland Wilk exists in 68 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Germany, where 8 percent reside.

Wilk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wilk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wilk last name grew 2,885 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 683 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wilk last name are 1.19% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.04% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wilk earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.23% less than the national average, earning 224,167 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.48% more than the national average, earning $47,238 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.62% more than the national average, earning $58,439 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilke8949,008/
Wilck89811/
Wielk89364/
Willk8913/
Wilkh895/
Wilkë891/
Whilk891/
Wilkt891/
Woilk890/
Wlk86169/
Wilcke802,340/
Willke80782/
Weilke8084/
Wihlke8017/
Wilkås8015/
Wailke8015/
Wilksz8013/
Wailek807/
Wilhke801/
Wilkke801/
Woilke801/
D'Wilk801/
Willkz800/
Weilck800/
Welk755,428/
Wölk754,404/
Vilk75825/
Wülk75119/
Uilk7555/
Wylk7529/
Wølk7513/
Wlke7510/
Wilg758/
Whlk751/
Wlkk751/
Wilq751/
Wlek751/
Wlkg751/
Wlkz751/
Wlks750/
Wilksch73618/
Wilková7362/
Willcke7342/
Woilhke734/
Wilkova733/
Whillke730/
Welke675,382/
Woelk672,384/
Wölke671,239/
Vilks67605/
Wöhlk67493/
Welck67228/
Vilke67161/
Wylks67104/
Wøhlk6780/
Wölck6767/
Wielg6738/
Weilg6731/
Wylke6718/
Wälke6715/
Vilck6715/
Wølck6710/
Wølke679/
Welkh674/
Weslk674/
Willg673/
Uilke673/
Vilkh673/
Wuelk671/
Wlcke671/
Wylek671/
Wilgh671/
Welkz671/
Uhilk671/
Wlgkp671/
Weulk671/
Vilkė671/
Wülke671/
Vilkp671/
Wilcx670/
Whelk670/
Vielk670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wilk
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