View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Nelke Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Nelke (Russian: Нельке) is found most frequently in Germany. It may also appear in the variant forms: Neļķe. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelke? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Nelke is the 215,889^th most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,831,517 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Nelke are found; 43 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 639,077^th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 201 people.

Nelke is most common in Germany, where it is held by 809 people, or 1 in 99,512. In Germany Nelke is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent reside, Berlin, where 19 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 16 percent reside. Beside Germany Nelke exists in 24 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Nelke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Nelke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nelke last name expanded 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nelke Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Nelke surname are 5.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52% being registered with the political party.

Nelke earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.96% more than the national average, earning $43,993 USD per year.