Olker Surname

935,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Olker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2181:1,662,656110,804
Germany581:1,388,02586,120
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Ölker (2,242) are calculated separately.

Olker (33) may also be a first name.

Olker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olker occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Ölker. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Olker? popularity and diffusion

The last name Olker is the 935,326th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 25,934,327 people. The surname Olker is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Olker reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Olker is also the 1,807,719th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 33 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 218 people, or 1 in 1,662,656. In The United States Olker is most numerous in: California, where 13 percent live, Minnesota, where 13 percent live and New York, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 21 percent live and Afghanistan, where 0 percent live.

Olker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Olker surname are 11.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65% registered with the political party.

Olker earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.89% less than the national average, earning $41,039 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ölker932,242/
Oelker911,187/
Holker91610/
Uolker91121/
Golker91105/
Olkert912/
Oolker911/
Olkier911/
Oilker910/
Olcker910/
Hoelker83334/
Houlker83329/
Holcker8310/
Goulker837/
Holkert836/
Ohlåker833/
Oulkier831/
Goolker831/
Holkier831/
Hoolker831/
Hollker830/
Alker802,774/
Ulker801,010/
Elker80302/
Olcer8086/
Oulkheir772/
Hoelcker771/
Oulkhier771/
Hoelgker770/
Hölker731,182/
Helker73782/
Halker73674/
Elkher73603/
Holcer73338/
Gulker73298/
Hälker73298/
Alkier73162/
Hulker73145/
Aelker73125/
Galker7392/
Alkher7342/
Olcher7335/
Olkjær7324/
Ehlker7316/
Elkeir7316/
Elkeer7313/
Alkeyr7310/
Alkere736/
Älåker735/
Ulkher735/
Ulkert735/
Alkeer732/
Aulker732/
Elhker732/
Alkeir731/
Elkerr731/
Holkre731/
Elcker731/
Olgcer730/
Elkier730/
Elkheir6712,664/
Elkhier673,899/
Alkheir672,821/
Oulkhir67382/
Halkier67259/
Holcher67114/
Hölcker6747/
Holkjær6736/
Halkerd6714/
Allåker6710/
Elkheur678/
Elgåker677/
Alkhier677/
Haelker676/
Huilker676/
Haulker675/
Elkhear675/
Gaulker674/
Gullker673/
Hülcker673/
Hellker673/
Elkheïr672/
Halkher671/
Alkeher671/
Aalkier671/
Alkheer671/
Hullker670/
Allkier670/
Gallker670/

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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 Olker
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