Wlk Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Wlk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wlk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria721:118,27016,587
Paraguay571:126,9602,773
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
China31:455,773,85521,925
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Wlk (10) may also be a first name.

Wlk Last Name Facts

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

Wlk is more frequently found in Austria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wlk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,328,442nd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Wlk are found; 48 percent are found in Western Europe and 47 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Wlk is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Austria, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 118,270. In Austria Wlk is primarily concentrated in: Vienna, where 38 percent are found, Upper Austria, where 21 percent are found and Lower Austria, where 19 percent are found. Excluding Austria this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Paraguay, where 34 percent are found and Argentina, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilk8653,958/
Welk865,428/
Wölk864,404/
Wülk86119/
Wylk8629/
Wølk8613/
Wlke8610/
Wlkz861/
Wlek861/
Whlk861/
Wlkg861/
Wlkk861/
Wlks860/
Wilke7549,008/
Welke755,382/
Woelk752,384/
Wölke751,239/
Wilck75811/
Wöhlk75493/
Wielk75364/
Welck75228/
Wylks75104/
Wøhlk7580/
Wölck7567/
Wylke7518/
Wälke7515/
Willk7513/
Wølck7510/
Wølke759/
Wilkh755/
Weslk754/
Welkh754/
Wuelk751/
Weulk751/
Welkz751/
Wilkt751/
Wlcke751/
Wülke751/
Wlgkp751/
Wilkë751/
Vlk674,284/
Wilcke672,340/
Willke67782/
Wöhlke67314/
Wlg67136/
Wlecke67101/
Woehlk6762/
Welcke6739/
Wöllke6731/
Wöhlck6730/
Woelck6723/
Wellck6721/
Wihlke6717/
Wellke6717/
Wilkås6715/
Wilksz6713/
Wehlke6713/
Wuelke6712/
Wlq678/
Weglik677/
Wlx676/
Welkhe672/
Wöhllk671/
Wölcke671/
Wilkke671/
Weslke671/
D'Wilk671/
Willkz670/
Weelks670/

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