Wolken Surname

164,528th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Wolken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7301:209,51420,499
Germany5941:135,53116,494
Netherlands1941:87,04714,424
New Zealand661:68,61110,369
France141:4,744,480251,814
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Wolken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wolken occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wolken.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolken? popularity and diffusion

It is the 164,528th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,764,623 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Wolken reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,730 people, or 1 in 209,514. In The United States it is most frequent in: Missouri, where 26 percent reside, Kansas, where 11 percent reside and Nebraska, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 23 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 7 percent reside.

Wolken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wolken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wolken surname expanded 3,932 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wolken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wolken surname are 25.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.78% registered with the political party.

Wolken earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.37% more than the national average, earning $47,624 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wohlken9252/
Wolcken9233/
Woelken9214/
Woehlken864/
Woelcken864/
Volken831,266/
Wolkin83222/
Walken83185/
Wulken832/
Wolkyn832/
Wülken831/
Vohlken77168/
Wolkind7773/
Walkoen772/
Voelken771/
Wolckem771/
Uohlken771/
Vollken770/
Bolkeen770/
Bolcken770/
Walcken770/
Walkeen770/
Bolkn730/
Volkienė7114/
Wollkind7112/
Woolkind711/
Wohlking711/
Woolking711/
Walkin67934/
Walkem67246/
Volkin67217/
Valken67137/
Bülken6719/
Volkyn6715/
Boleheken6710/
Wolcin677/
Bolkyn676/
Walkén672/
Volkne670/

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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
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  • 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 Wolken
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