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Also known as Wilk (family name)

Wilk is a surname of English and Polish-language origin.

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Instance of
family name
Named after
Canis lupus
Said to be same as
Vlk
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language of work or name
English language
different from
VUK
native label
Wilk
writing system
Latin script
Soundex
W420
Cologne phonetics
354
Caverphone
WK1111
Commons category
Wilk (surname)
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Wilk is a surname of English and Polish-language origin.

In Poland, the surname means wolf and is pronounced . It has 35,000 bearers in Poland and ranks about 60th on the list of the most popular Polish surnames (fifth in Podkarpackie Voivodeship). It is common in many parts of southern Poland, especially among the Lasowiacy sub-ethnic group. Its variants include Wilczek (a diminutive meaning "little wolf") and Wilczyński, which may also derive from toponyms with the stem wilk.

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