Wolbeck Surname

373,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 960 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wolbeck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolbeck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4401:182,96721,357
United States3881:934,17369,936
Canada1261:292,42527,191
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Wolbeck Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wolbeck occurs most in Germany. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolbeck? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wolbeck is the 373,425th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,591,194 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Wolbeck reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Wolbeck is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 440 people, or 1 in 182,967. In Germany Wolbeck is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 86 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 7 percent live and Bavaria, where 5 percent live. Barring Germany Wolbeck is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Wolbeck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wolbeck has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wolbeck surname expanded 9,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wolbeck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wolbeck are 37.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90.24% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wolbeck earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.81% less than the national average, earning $40,643 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.64% less than the national average, earning $45,388 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wollbeck9398/
Woolbeck930/
Wohlbeck930/
Wolbek9233/
Wolbec921/
Woollbeck880/
Walbeck86610/
Wolbeek8626/
Wolveck8615/
Bolbeck864/
Woulbek861/
Wolbegk861/
Wahlbeck80269/
Hvolbeck8033/
Wollbekk807/
Wallbeck800/
Whelbeck800/
Walbecke800/
Bolbec7769/
Wolvek7755/
Volbek7738/
Walbek7733/
Walbeek71247/
Walbecq7187/
Hvolbek719/
Balbeck719/
Walbäck714/
Wolvick712/
Walbick710/
Vollbek710/
Wahlbäck67160/
Wallbäck6745/
Vollbekk675/
Vahlbeck673/
Wallbecq671/
Ballbeck670/
Wholvick670/

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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 Wolbeck
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