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 surname Wolk has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wolk click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wolk? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 76,805th most frequently held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,142,786 people. The surname Wolk occurs mostly 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. It is also the 1,282,666th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 59 people.
The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 4,004 people, or 1 in 90,524. In The United States Wolk is primarily concentrated in: Missouri, where 13 percent reside, New York, where 12 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name is found 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 occurrence of Wolk has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 5,561 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wolk Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Wolk last name are 7.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.16% 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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