Wolkin Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

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

Wolkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2011:1,803,278118,231
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Wolkin Last Name Facts

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

Wolkin occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolkin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,101,507th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Wolkin reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 1,803,278. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 22 percent live, Georgia, where 20 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent live and Israel, where 1 percent live.

Wolkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wolkin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wolkin surname increased 628 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wolkin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wolkin are 9.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.16% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wolkin earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 41.4% more than the national average, earning $61,013 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.9% more than the national average, earning $68,017 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolkind9273/
Wollkind8612/
Woolkind861/
Woolking861/
Wohlking861/
Wolken832,636/
Walkin83934/
Volkin83217/
Wolcin837/
Wolkyn832/
Volking77162/
Volkina77150/
Wohlken7752/
Wuilkin7739/
Wolcken7733/
Volkind7733/
Boolkin7720/
Woelken7714/
Wolchin779/
Voelkin774/
Wolquin771/
Boulkin771/
Bohlkin770/
Volkinn770/
Bolkinn770/
Bolkn730/
Volkienė7114/
Wasylkin719/
Waselkin715/
Woehlken714/
Woelcken714/
Woulquin713/
Wolquind713/
Walkihng711/
Walcking710/
Volken671,266/
Volcin67242/
Walken67185/
Valkin67135/
Volkyn6715/
Bolkyn676/
Volqin674/
Vulkin673/
Walkén672/
Wulken672/
Wülken671/
Bõlkin671/
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
  • 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 Wolkin
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