Poelke Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Poelke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poelke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Germany251:3,220,218147,383

Poelke Last Name Facts

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

Poelke occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poelke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,220,661st most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. Poelke occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Poelke are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 7,551,228. In The United States Poelke is most common in: California, where 50 percent are found, Michigan, where 31 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 34 percent are found.

Poelke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Poelke last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Poelke earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 60.49% more than the national average, earning $69,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poehlke9294/
Powelke9219/
Poelcke921/
Polke912,475/
Pelke91808/
Poelk9134/
Poehlker8615/
Pelkey835,926/
Pehlke831,388/
Polkey83517/
Polkie83250/
Pielke83247/
Pelker83152/
Pelkie83136/
Peilke8337/
Poelka8322/
Paelke8316/
Poelck8314/
Poolke834/
Poulke832/
Polkei831/
Pelkhe831/
Pholke831/
Pelkee830/
Pfolke830/
Plke803/
Poheulkey800/
Pawelke77344/
Paehlke7755/
Powelka7719/
Peileke7719/
Pielcke779/
Pelkeit777/
Poellka773/
Pellkey772/
Piehlke772/
Poulker771/
Poulkes771/
Phholke771/
Pelkeys771/
Bpehlke771/
Peilker770/
Powelki770/
Poulcke770/
Pfelker770/
Poulkey770/
Pelka735,030/
Polka732,316/
Pilke73983/
Pelky73694/
Pulke73146/
Polki73121/
Pelce73111/
Pülke7361/
Pelki7348/
Pölke7324/
Pleke735/
Phlke732/
Pälke732/
Plcke731/
Pylke730/
Paelk730/
Peilecke7142/
Peylecke7114/
Paelkeit711/
Pehlkeit711/
Pawelkie711/
Pielka671,295/
Pilkey67973/
Paulke67576/
Pilkes67156/
Pleket6791/
Pählke6776/
Pelcea6770/
Poulka6754/
Polkki6752/
Plekeu6750/
Plecke6744/
Phulke6729/
Pölker6726/
Polkky6723/
Plekes6722/
Pelche6722/
Pelkki6720/
Pöhlke6718/
Pilkie6711/
Pholka676/
Pleker674/
Polkha674/
Pulkeh674/
Pelkys673/
Polkoi672/
Pellka672/
Pulkes672/
Polkiy671/
Polkoa671/
Polkui671/
Pollka671/
Pehlce671/
Pelkui671/
Pelkuy671/
Pilkhe671/
Pealky671/
Paelka671/
Pelkkä671/
Plekeh671/
Pälhke671/
Polkaj671/
Polkij671/
Polkai671/
Polkay671/
Polkuy671/
Pelkay670/
Pelcey670/
Pilkee670/
Pulkie670/
Pelque670/

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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 Poelke
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