Pöhlker Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pöhlker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pöhlker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2061:390,80336,430
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Pöhlker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pöhlker has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Pöhlker click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pöhlker? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,118,459th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pöhlker are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 206 people, or 1 in 390,803. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 88 percent are found, Hesse, where 5 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 4 percent are found. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 4 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Pöhlker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pöhlker has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pölker9226/
Pöhlke9218/
Pölke8324/
Phlke832/
Poehlker8015/
Pehlke771,388/
Pelker77152/
Pilker77105/
Pählke7776/
Pleker774/
Plke733/
Poelker71544/
Plekker71270/
Plecker71261/
Poehlke7194/
Paehlke7155/
Puelker7143/
Pölcher7133/
Pilåker717/
Plehker716/
Pelkher715/
Piehlke712/
Bpehlke711/
Pflcker711/
Pielker711/
Vpelker711/
Pilkerd711/
Pelkert711/
Pilkier710/
Pelkier710/
Pfelker710/
Pilke67983/
Pelke67808/
Pihlkjær6792/
Pülke6761/
Pölka6742/
Pölki6711/
Pleke675/
Pälke672/
Puelcker672/
Pehlkeit671/
Plcke671/
Pylke670/

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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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  • 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 Pöhlker
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