Wolk Surname
Approximately 6,377 people bear this surname
Wolk Surname Definition:
(German) Dweller at the sign of the wolf; one with the characteristics of a wolf.
Wolk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,004 | 1:90,524 | 10,178 |
| Germany | 1,274 | 1:63,191 | 8,112 |
| Canada | 183 | 1:201,342 | 19,659 |
| Brazil | 164 | 1:1,305,331 | 44,621 |
| Australia | 110 | 1:245,415 | 22,739 |
| Russia | 104 | 1:1,385,799 | 97,149 |
| Argentina | 98 | 1:436,157 | 32,981 |
| Papua New Guinea | 64 | 1:127,402 | 17,396 |
| France | 59 | 1:1,125,809 | 120,603 |
| Netherlands | 41 | 1:411,882 | 42,990 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| Sweden | 29 | 1:339,543 | 23,803 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Belarus | 20 | 1:475,053 | 45,383 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Paraguay | 14 | 1:516,910 | 6,745 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 72 | 1:697,482 | 45,119 |
Wolk (59) may also be a first name.
Wolk Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Dweller at the sign of the wolf; one with the characteristics of a wolf.
Wolk Demographics
Wolk Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Wolk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wolk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wolk is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wolk? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 76,805th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,142,786 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Wolk are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wolk is also the 1,282,666th most commonly held given name at a global level, borne by 59 people.
This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 4,004 people, or 1 in 90,524. In The United States it is most common in: Missouri, where 13 percent are found, New York, where 12 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 45 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.
Wolk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wolk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wolk surname grew 5,561 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wolk Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Wolk surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Wolk surname are 7.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.16% being registered with the political party.
The amount Wolk earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 33.73% less than the national average, earning 229,360 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 70.55% more than the national average, earning R 405,288 per year; in United States they earn 23.7% more than the national average, earning $53,376 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.62% more than the national average, earning $50,488 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolke | 89 | 2,988 | / |
| Woelk | 89 | 2,384 | / |
| Wohlk | 89 | 179 | / |
| Wolck | 89 | 97 | / |
| Wolks | 89 | 47 | / |
| Wolhk | 89 | 14 | / |
| Woulk | 89 | 4 | / |
| Wollk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wolkk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Woilk | 89 | 0 | / |
| Woolk | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wohlke | 80 | 151 | / |
| Woehlk | 80 | 62 | / |
| Wohllk | 80 | 36 | / |
| Wolcke | 80 | 28 | / |
| Woelck | 80 | 23 | / |
| Wollke | 80 | 18 | / |
| Woolck | 80 | 8 | / |
| Woolke | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wolhke | 80 | 5 | / |
| Woylek | 80 | 3 | / |
| Woglik | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wollck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woslck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woilke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wholck | 80 | 0 | / |
| Volk | 75 | 74,069 | / |
| Walk | 75 | 9,976 | / |
| Wulk | 75 | 167 | / |
| Wülk | 75 | 119 | / |
| Wołk | 75 | 10 | / |
| Wolg | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wolq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wãlk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wolkowa | 73 | 54 | / |
| Wohlcke | 73 | 53 | / |
| Wolkova | 73 | 34 | / |
| Wolková | 73 | 28 | / |
| Woehlck | 73 | 19 | / |
| Woilhke | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wojcilk | 73 | 2 | / |
| Walke | 67 | 7,074 | / |
| Volke | 67 | 2,407 | / |
| Walck | 67 | 1,666 | / |
| Volck | 67 | 318 | / |
| Voelk | 67 | 260 | / |
| Wulke | 67 | 223 | / |
| Waulk | 67 | 112 | / |
| Wallk | 67 | 100 | / |
| Waalk | 67 | 97 | / |
| Wulck | 67 | 31 | / |
| Volkh | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bohlk | 67 | 16 | / |
| Voulk | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vohlk | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wálek | 67 | 5 | / |
| Boolk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Volkt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wwolx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voylk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wolgt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walkk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woolc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voilk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weulk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Volkk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wôhlk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wollx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wolgg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buolk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whelk | 67 | 0 | / |
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