Pohlke Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pohlke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pohlke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1221:659,88151,431
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Pohlke Last Name Facts

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

Pohlke is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pohlke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,409,418th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. The surname Pohlke occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Pohlke reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 659,881. In Germany Pohlke is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 35 percent live, Saxony, where 18 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Germany Pohlke exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Pohlke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pohlke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pohlke last name grew 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pohlke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pohlke are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.

Pohlke earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.06% more than the national average, earning $43,607 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pohlker924/
Polke912,475/
Pahlke833,829/
Phalke833,308/
Polkey83517/
Polkie83250/
Polket8363/
Pohlki835/
Poolke834/
Phelke832/
Poulke832/
Polkei831/
Pholke831/
Polked831/
Pfolke830/
Poslke830/
Polk8035,132/
Phalkey7712/
Polkhet7712/
Pholket778/
Poolket777/
Pahalke773/
Poolked773/
Pholkes772/
Polkett771/
Poulker771/
Poulkes771/
Phalhke771/
Phalkhe771/
Phholke771/
Poselke771/
Polkesh771/
Pholked771/
Polkead771/
Poulcke770/
Poulkey770/
Polka732,316/
Palke731,810/
Polce731,182/
Polky73123/
Polki73121/
Polkh7386/
Poulk7355/
Polck7330/
Polks7318/
Pahlk739/
Pfolk737/
Phalk734/
Pollk734/
Polkk731/
Poolk730/
Pholk730/
Pholkhet7112/
Poolkead7110/
Poschelk718/
Polkeová713/
Pholkeap711/
Pholkher711/
Polkhett711/
Poolkhet711/
Palkhe67186/
Paschelke67115/
Polche6794/
Paschilke6772/
Pahlka6764/
Poulka6754/
Pahlck6753/
Pahalk6752/
Polkki6752/
Palkie6744/
Polgue6739/
Polkky6723/
Palkey6723/
Phalka6722/
Polkis6715/
Palkee6712/
Pollck6711/
Poilek6711/
Poglik679/
Pholka676/
Polkid675/
Polkit675/
Polkha674/
Phalki673/
Palcke672/
Polkoi672/
Polkiy671/
Polkio671/
Polkoa671/
Polkui671/
Pollka671/
Poolce671/
Poolck671/
Poolka671/
Pahlkeová671/
Phelki671/
Pälhke671/
Puolka671/
Polque671/
Polkaj671/
Polkij671/
Poslky671/
Phoolkets671/
Polkai671/
Polkay671/
Polkuy671/
Pholks670/

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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 Pohlke
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