Wolka Surname

1,020,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wolka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland981:387,84442,215
United States901:4,027,321218,060
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
France151:4,428,181244,602
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Wolka (12) may also be a first name.

Wolka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wolka has its highest incidence in Poland. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,020,242nd most common last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 29,385,266 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Wolka are found; 40 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 40 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 12 people.

The last name Wolka is most frequent in Poland, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 387,844. Outside of Poland this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Germany, where 7 percent reside.

Wolka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wolka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wolka surname expanded 191 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wolka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wolka are 3.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.25% registered with the political party.

Wolka earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.65% more than the national average, earning $55,513 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolkau9137/
Wolkah9115/
Woulka9110/
Wolkay911/
Wolkai911/
Wolkas911/
Wolkat911/
Woslka910/
Wocelka83134/
Woulkai831/
Wocilka831/
Wolkaat831/
Wolkait831/
Wohlcka830/
Wolke802,988/
Walka80608/
Wolko80438/
Volka80246/
Wolki80130/
Wulka807/
Wolky802/
Wojtylka7714/
Woelke732,245/
Woelki73626/
Woelky73158/
Wohlke73151/
Hvolka73123/
Wolkey7398/
Wulkau7369/
Volkas7350/
Wulkas7344/
Volkay7340/
Volkai7333/
Wolcke7328/
Walkai7320/
Wollke7318/
Bohlka7317/
Walkay7317/
Bolkai7317/
Volkau7313/
Wolkos7312/
Volkoa7310/
Walkau738/
Woolke737/
Wolkie736/
Wolhke735/
Wuilka735/
Bollka734/
Walkea733/
Wolkes733/
Bolkau732/
Wolkei732/
Volkaj731/
Waslka731/
Volkah731/
Walkah731/
Woslki731/
Wallka731/
Walkoa731/
Wuolki731/
Wolkhi731/
Woelko731/
Woilke731/
Wolcko731/
Wolket730/
Wolkot730/
Wolkee730/
Wolcat730/
Vocelka67360/
Woehlke67338/
Boolkah67268/
Vocilka67151/
Woelcke6769/
Bolckau6760/
Wohlcke6753/
Wolkitt6719/
Wolkoys6714/
Volkats6714/
Walkaus677/
Huholka677/
Volkash676/
Voulkas675/
Woilhke674/
Wolkees674/
Wolkott673/
Woellke673/
Walkhad672/
Woolkey671/
Walkath671/
Woelkey671/
Wollker671/
Bolkcau671/
Wahalka671/
Woulkos671/
Boulkah671/
Walkaha671/
Woilker670/
Wolkuis670/
Woolket670/
Woolkit670/
Woolcat670/
Wholkie670/
Volkast670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wolka
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