Koelker Surname

704,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iceland

Koelker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koelker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3991:908,41868,362
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Koelker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Koelker is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Koelker? popularity and diffusion

The last name Koelker is the 704,927th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,476,129 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Koelker are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 399 people, or 1 in 908,418. In The United States Koelker is most frequent in: Iowa, where 18 percent live, Maryland, where 10 percent live and Illinois, where 10 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 4 percent live and Iceland, where 0 percent live.

Koelker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Koelker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Koelker last name rose 1,287 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Koelker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Koelker surname are 18.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.22% registered to vote for the party.

Koelker earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.31% less than the national average, earning $40,426 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koellker932/
Kolker922,186/
Kelker92656/
Kuelker86228/
Kollker8650/
Koilker8635/
Kholker8629/
Kelkert8615/
Kaelker8615/
Koolker866/
Kolkher862/
Koyalker808/
Kuehlker801/
Koialker801/
Kelkhier801/
Keuhlker800/
Kilker771,092/
Kölker77823/
Colker77277/
Kleker77136/
Kulker77116/
Külker77100/
Kälker7753/
Kolkır7717/
Kelcer7714/
Klcker7714/
Celker770/
Koulkheir7580/
Koulkhere751/
Koulkhier751/
Klecker711,409/
Klekker7184/
Kløcker7169/
Kilkerr7148/
Klekere7129/
Kälkert7126/
Kilåker7117/
Kelkjær718/
Kulcker718/
Kulkerd714/
Kolkhir714/
Coulker712/
Killker712/
Kilcker712/
Kelkhir711/
Kulkier711/
Kulkere711/
Kilkert711/
Kulkear711/
Klekear710/
Kilkker710/
Kuhlker710/
Källåker6719/
Koulkhir6711/
Kullåker673/
Kleckert671/
Kaulkere671/
Keelcher670/

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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
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  • 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 Koelker
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