Oelke Surname
Approximately 3,080 people bear this surname
Oelke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,282 | 1:62,797 | 8,064 |
| United States | 1,240 | 1:292,306 | 27,100 |
| Brazil | 282 | 1:759,129 | 27,666 |
| Canada | 161 | 1:228,855 | 21,956 |
| Poland | 55 | 1:691,068 | 59,060 |
| Switzerland | 25 | 1:328,517 | 25,592 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 99 | 1:507,259 | 35,553 |
Oelke Demographics
Average Oelke Salary in
United States
$45,996 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Oelke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oelke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oelke occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oelke? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 144,280th most widely held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,366,086 people. Oelke is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Oelke reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,282 people, or 1 in 62,797. In Germany it is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 17 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent reside. Barring Germany this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Brazil, where 9 percent reside.
Oelke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Oelke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Oelke surname increased 1,253 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Oelke Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Oelke surname are 9.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.81% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Oelke earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.6% more than the national average, earning $45,996 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.41% more than the national average, earning $49,888 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
- 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 Oelke
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