Wulkow Surname

780,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wulkow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wulkow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3261:246,94926,884
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Wulkow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wulkow is most common in Germany. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wulkow? popularity and diffusion

Wulkow is the 780,352nd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 20,075,884 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Wulkow reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in Germany, where it is held by 326 people, or 1 in 246,949. In Germany Wulkow is mostly concentrated in: Brandenburg, where 41 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 17 percent live and Hamburg, where 11 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent live and The Netherlands, where 2 percent live.

Wulkow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wulkow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wulkow surname rose 567 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wulkow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wulkow last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Wulkow earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.99% more than the national average, earning $50,482 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wulckow921/
Wolkow83537/
Bulkow8343/
Wulkov831/
Wulkopf7792/
Wolkowa7754/
Wolckow772/
Wulkoph771/
Wullkopf7168/
Wullkoff710/
Bulkov67497/
Volkow6762/
Wolcow6725/
Vulkov6715/
Wolkof676/
Bulkof673/
Wolkaw672/
Wołkow671/

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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 Wulkow
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