Roelker Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Roelker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roelker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:3,124,646180,867
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Roelker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Roelker is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roelker? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,666,404th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Roelker are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Roelker is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 3,124,646. In The United States Roelker is primarily concentrated in: Colorado, where 20 percent reside, Missouri, where 13 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 13 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 2 percent reside and Ecuador, where 1 percent reside.

Roelker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Roelker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Roelker surname rose 227 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Roelker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Roelker last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Roelker earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.88% more than the national average, earning $48,705 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roelke92700/
Rolker92272/
Relker9286/
Roelcke8673/
Roolker8671/
Roehlke8655/
Roelkey8652/
Roellke8652/
Ruelker863/
Rolkier863/
Rhelker861/
Rolhker860/
Roelckes801/
Rülker77104/
Rölker7761/
Rleker773/
Rulker771/
Relkir770/
Raelke770/
Roelky770/
Roellcher751/
Rülcker7133/
Rulcker714/
Relcher713/
Rlecker711/
Rullåker671/
Rellcher670/
Rulcer621/

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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 Roelker
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