Velkers Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Velkers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velkers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1051:160,83023,699
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Latvia41:512,51230,386
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Velkers Last Name Facts

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

Velkers is most common in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Velkers click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Velkers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,181,191st most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,256,447 people. The last name Velkers occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Velkers live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 160,830. In The Netherlands Velkers is most numerous in: Friesland, where 53 percent reside, Zeeland, where 12 percent reside and North Holland, where 11 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Velkers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Velkers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Velkers surname grew 1,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Velkers Last Name Statistics demography

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

The amount Velkers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 101.45% more than the national average, earning R 478,728 per year; in United States they earn 25.01% more than the national average, earning $53,942 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.81% less than the national average, earning $41,332 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voelkers93119/
Vlkers922/
Voelckers8846/
Völkers86565/
Felkers86361/
Welkers86126/
Vølkers8612/
Vilkers862/
Vílkers861/
Woelkers80245/
Völckers80100/
Wilkers71169/
Bilkers711/
Belchers6739/
Welchers675/
Belkerche631/
Blkirs6210/
Filkirs570/
Wilkirs570/
Wilchers533/
Belkirch532/
Wilkorsz532/
Belqerch531/
Welkirch531/

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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 Velkers
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