Wilk
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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
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- 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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