Kolker Surname

192,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Kolker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3341:271,70825,489
Israel3111:27,5173,993
Netherlands2021:83,60013,946
Argentina721:593,65942,221
Ukraine541:843,01383,340
Russia481:3,002,564162,760
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Canada371:995,82774,831
England241:2,321,58686,519
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:678,63144,191

Kolker (39) may also be a first name.

Kolker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kolker (Russian: Колкер) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolker? popularity and diffusion

Kolker is the 192,601st most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,333,736 people. The last name Kolker occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Kolker reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,637,361st most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 39 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,334 people, or 1 in 271,708. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 13 percent reside, Maryland, where 11 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Kolker occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 14 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 9 percent reside.

Kolker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kolker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kolker surname expanded 1,803 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kolker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kolker are 36.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 89.47% being registered with the party.

The amount Kolker earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 26.88% more than the national average, earning $54,749 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.85% more than the national average, earning $54,080 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koelker92417/
Kollker9250/
Kolkert9250/
Koilker9235/
Kholker9229/
Koolker926/
Kolkher922/
Koellker862/
Kalker83540/
Colker83277/
Kulker83116/
Külker83100/
Kolkır8317/
Kolcer834/
Koulkheir8080/
Koulkhier801/
Kolkerová801/
Koulkhere801/
Kalkert7768/
Kalkher7753/
Kalcker7727/
Khalker7721/
Kalkere7717/
Kulcker778/
Kolcher777/
Kolkhir774/
Kulkerd774/
Coulker772/
Kalkerd771/
Kulkear771/
Kulkere771/
Kulkier771/
Khelker771/
Kuhlker770/
Kalckert7118/
Kalkhere7112/
Koulkhir7111/
Kalkhert714/
Kullåker713/
Kaulkere711/
Kaalkear711/
Kolkhire711/
Keuhlker710/
Colcer671,087/
Kalkir67290/
Calker6724/
Kolcir6711/
Kalcer678/
Colkir674/
Kaulkhere674/
Kulcer671/
Culker671/

Kolker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kolker in the Russian language
Колкерkolker-

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Kolker Reference & Research

Kolker FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Kolker
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