Velkers Surname
Approximately 201 people bear this surname
Velkers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 105 | 1:160,830 | 23,699 |
| South Africa | 49 | 1:1,105,667 | 65,349 |
| United States | 33 | 1:10,983,604 | 436,696 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Latvia | 4 | 1:512,512 | 30,386 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Velkers Demographics
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voelkers | 93 | 119 | / |
| Vlkers | 92 | 2 | / |
| Voelckers | 88 | 46 | / |
| Völkers | 86 | 565 | / |
| Felkers | 86 | 361 | / |
| Welkers | 86 | 126 | / |
| Vølkers | 86 | 12 | / |
| Vilkers | 86 | 2 | / |
| Vílkers | 86 | 1 | / |
| Woelkers | 80 | 245 | / |
| Völckers | 80 | 100 | / |
| Wilkers | 71 | 169 | / |
| Bilkers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Belchers | 67 | 39 | / |
| Welchers | 67 | 5 | / |
| Belkerche | 63 | 1 | / |
| Blkirs | 62 | 10 | / |
| Filkirs | 57 | 0 | / |
| Wilkirs | 57 | 0 | / |
| Wilchers | 53 | 3 | / |
| Belkirch | 53 | 2 | / |
| Wilkorsz | 53 | 2 | / |
| Belqerch | 53 | 1 | / |
| Welkirch | 53 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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