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 more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Yolk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yolk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,908,606th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Yolk are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Yolk is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 26 people.

Yolk is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 25 percent live, Texas, where 25 percent live and Arizona, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 19 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.

Yolk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yolk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Yolk last name contracted 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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis