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
Average Wolk Salary in
United States
$53,376 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wolk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wolk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wolk occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wolk.
How Common Is The Last Name Wolk? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wolk is the 76,805th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,142,786 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Wolk reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,282,666th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 59 people.
It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 4,004 people, or 1 in 90,524. In The United States it is primarily found in: Missouri, where 13 percent reside, New York, where 12 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 20 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.
Wolk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wolk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wolk surname expanded 5,561 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wolk Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Wolk last name are 7.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.16% being registered with the 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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