Velker Surname
Approximately 845 people bear this surname
Velker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 271 | 1:531,819 | 48,359 |
| United States | 205 | 1:1,768,092 | 116,364 |
| Romania | 151 | 1:132,966 | 14,454 |
| Netherlands | 75 | 1:225,162 | 29,957 |
| Hungary | 33 | 1:297,463 | 22,531 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 1:1,607,500 | 79,317 |
| Ukraine | 9 | 1:5,058,077 | 228,455 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 1:1,477,020 | 79,266 |
Velker (10) may also be a first name.
Velker Demographics
Average Velker Salary in
United States
$54,694 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Velker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Velker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Velker (Russian: Велькер) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Velker? popularity and diffusion
The last name Velker is the 412,606th most numerous surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 8,624,315 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Velker live; 37 percent live in Eastern Europe and 24 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 10 people.
This last name is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 271 people, or 1 in 531,819. In Russia Velker is primarily concentrated in: Tula Oblast, where 12 percent live, Krasnodar Krai, where 12 percent live and Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 12 percent live. Aside from Russia this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and Romania, where 18 percent live.
Velker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Velker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Velker last name grew 603 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Velker Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Velker last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States Velker are 12.32% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 59.09% being registered with the political party.
The amount Velker earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 26.76% more than the national average, earning $54,694 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.86% more than the national average, earning $56,070 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Velker Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Velker in the Russian language | ||
| Велькер | velker | - |
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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 Velker
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