Gölker Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Gölker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 48 | 1:1,677,197 | 97,745 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gölker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gölker Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gölker has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gölker? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,661,929th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name Gölker occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Gölker are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 1,677,197. In Germany Gölker is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 21 percent live, Berlin, where 21 percent live and Thuringia, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Germany it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 6 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gölåker | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gölke | 91 | 26 | / |
| Gülker | 83 | 639 | / |
| Gilker | 83 | 462 | / |
| Gelker | 83 | 124 | / |
| Göhlke | 83 | 24 | / |
| Gleker | 83 | 1 | / |
| Guelker | 77 | 578 | / |
| Gehlker | 77 | 88 | / |
| Glecker | 77 | 9 | / |
| Goelker | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gilkert | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gölcher | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gülcker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guilker | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gilke | 73 | 480 | / |
| Gelke | 73 | 176 | / |
| Gülke | 73 | 94 | / |
| Gylke | 73 | 19 | / |
| Gleke | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gillåker | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gilckert | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gyllåker | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gleckert | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gilkey | 67 | 4,733 | / |
| Gilkie | 67 | 125 | / |
| Gühlke | 67 | 120 | / |
| Gehlke | 67 | 75 | / |
| Gülkeç | 67 | 63 | / |
| Gielke | 67 | 62 | / |
| Guelke | 67 | 55 | / |
| Gelcer | 67 | 39 | / |
| Glecer | 67 | 39 | / |
| Gilcer | 67 | 19 | / |
| Goelke | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ngleke | 67 | 18 | / |
| Glekeh | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gelkie | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gelhke | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gyllke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelkey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glecke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glekei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelkeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gylkey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Guilke | 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
- 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 Gölker
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