Wolkau Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wolkau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolkau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Wolkau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wolkau is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolkau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,228,735th most commonly used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname Wolkau is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Wolkau reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 2,515,796. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 50 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 25 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live. Outside of Germany it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live and Belarus, where 3 percent live.

Wolkau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wolkau surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Wolkau earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolka91248/
Wolku9110/
Wulkau8369/
Wolkah8315/
Volkau8313/
Woulka8310/
Walkau838/
Bolkau832/
Wolkat831/
Wolkas831/
Wolkai831/
Wolkay831/
Woslka830/
Wocelka77134/
Bolckau7760/
Walkaus777/
Wolkaat771/
Bolkcau771/
Woulkai771/
Wocilka771/
Wolkait771/
Wohlcka770/
Wolkuis770/
Walka73608/
Wolko73438/
Volka73246/
Walku73119/
Volku7318/
Wulka737/
Wojtylka7114/
Hvolka67123/
Wolkey6798/
Volkas6750/
Wulkas6744/
Volkay6740/
Volkai6733/
Walkai6720/
Bohlka6717/
Walkay6717/
Bolkai6717/
Wolkos6712/
Volkoa6710/
Volkou676/
Wuilka675/
Walkae674/
Bollka674/
Walkou673/
Walkea673/
Wolkei672/
Waslka671/
Volkeu671/
Volkaj671/
Volkah671/
Walkah671/
Wallka671/
Walkoa671/
Walkuy671/
Wolcou671/
Wolcko671/
Wolkye671/
Walkuh670/
Wolkee670/
Wolkot670/
Wolcat670/
Volkut670/

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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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  • 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 Wolkau
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