Yolk Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Yolk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yolk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Yolk (26) may also be a first name.

Yolk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yolk (Russian: Йолк) is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yolk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yolk is the 4,908,606th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Yolk reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Yolk is also the 2,084,397th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 26 people.

The last name Yolk is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States Yolk is most common in: New York, where 25 percent are found, Texas, where 25 percent are found and Arizona, where 17 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 19 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.

Yolk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Yolk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yolk last name fell 59 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yolk Last Name Statistics demography

Yolk earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.36% less than the national average, earning $28,325 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yolks893/
Yolke891/
Ylk866/
Jolk75353/
Yilk7545/
Yolc7510/
Yalk759/
Yolg754/
Ylkk752/
Yolx752/
Yslk752/
Ylek752/
Ylgk751/
Ylck751/
Ylqk751/
Yllk751/
Oilk751/
Yolkova7323/
Yılık671,028/
Aylık67161/
Hylek67150/
Yilek67123/
Yalek6742/
Eylek6739/
Yalkh6714/
Oilke6712/
Gaylk677/
Hylke672/
Yalks672/
Jolke672/
Yolgh671/
Gojlk671/
Yllek671/
Jolck671/
Yalke671/
Hoylk671/
Yolkhova671/
Aylkh671/
Yilke670/

Yolk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yolk in the Russian language
Йолкjolk-

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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 Yolk
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