Goelker Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Goelker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Goelker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goelker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Goelker is found in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Goelker click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goelker? popularity and diffusion
Goelker is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Goelker are found; 40 percent are found in South America and 40 percent are found in Caribbean South America.
The last name is most commonly held in Colombia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,887,036. In Colombia Goelker is most prevalent in: La Guajira Department, where 50 percent live and Magdalena Department, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Colombia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 40 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oelker | 92 | 1,187 | / |
| Gelker | 92 | 124 | / |
| Golker | 92 | 105 | / |
| Goelke | 92 | 19 | / |
| Guelker | 86 | 578 | / |
| Hoelker | 86 | 334 | / |
| Gehlker | 86 | 88 | / |
| Goehlke | 86 | 42 | / |
| Goulker | 86 | 7 | / |
| Goolker | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ojelkere | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hoelcker | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gueilker | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hoelgker | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gülker | 77 | 639 | / |
| Gilker | 77 | 462 | / |
| Gulker | 77 | 298 | / |
| Aelker | 77 | 125 | / |
| Gölker | 77 | 53 | / |
| Gelcer | 77 | 39 | / |
| Eilker | 77 | 19 | / |
| Uelker | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ealker | 77 | 5 | / |
| Yelker | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gleker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oilker | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ouelkheir | 75 | 1 | / |
| Houlker | 71 | 329 | / |
| Heilker | 71 | 208 | / |
| Oelcher | 71 | 17 | / |
| Glecker | 71 | 9 | / |
| Awelker | 71 | 7 | / |
| Haelker | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gaulker | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gullker | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gulkert | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gouilke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oulkier | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gilkert | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ealkert | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gülcker | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gölåker | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gelceyr | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hielker | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gelcher | 71 | 0 | / |
| Guilker | 71 | 0 | / |
| Eelkheir | 67 | 38 | / |
| Hoelcher | 67 | 24 | / |
| Goulcher | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gillåker | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oulkheir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ouelkhir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gilckert | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awelkher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gyllåker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oulkhier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awelkier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yelkheïr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gleckert | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Goelker
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