Moelker Surname

535,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Moelker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moelker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3731:45,2747,696
United States1551:2,338,445144,975
Canada571:646,41452,764
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Moelker Last Name Facts

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

Moelker occurs most in The Netherlands. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Moelker click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moelker? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 535,476th most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 12,105,558 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Moelker reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 373 people, or 1 in 45,274. In The Netherlands Moelker is most numerous in: South Holland, where 32 percent reside, Zeeland, where 31 percent reside and North Brabant, where 11 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Moelker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Moelker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Moelker surname increased 3,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moelker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Moelker last name are 41.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 88.64% registered with the political party.

The amount Moelker earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.02% less than the national average, earning $40,553 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.98% less than the national average, earning $47,211 CAD per year.

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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 Moelker
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