Voelcker Surname

488,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 679 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Voelcker Surname User-submission:

The Völcker (Voelcker) surname is a variant of Völker (Voelker), meaning 'folks' in German.

Voelcker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2131:1,701,685112,840
Germany1561:516,06143,667
France961:691,90387,871
Ecuador921:172,8907,459
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
England291:1,921,31276,208
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Wales71:442,07621,198
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Voelcker Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Völcker (Voelcker) surname is a variant of Völker (Voelker), meaning 'folks' in German.

- Tifani Völcker

Voelcker Last Name Facts

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

Voelcker is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Voelcker? popularity and diffusion

The surname Voelcker is the 488,458th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 10,732,763 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Voelcker live; 38 percent live in Western Europe and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 213 people, or 1 in 1,701,685. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 16 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and New York, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 23 percent reside and France, where 14 percent reside.

Voelcker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Voelcker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Voelcker surname increased 789 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 414 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Voelcker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Voelcker last name are 23.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.59% registered with the party.

The amount Voelcker earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.21% more than the national average, earning $48,851 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.13% less than the national average, earning $49,616 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voelker938,276/
Velcker9328/
Voelkert8865/
Woelcker8822/
Boelcker881/
Voelcher881/
Voellker881/
Vaelcker880/
Velker86845/
Voelke8671/
Velcer8624/
Vlcker863/
Völcker80741/
Welcker80489/
Foelker80289/
Woelcke8069/
Woelker8057/
Veelker8052/
Felcker8044/
Velkere8043/
Boelker8033/
Vølcker8028/
Velcher8026/
Vuelker804/
Vielker802/
Vilcker802/
Voehlke801/
Voelkei801/
Voelkie801/
Voulker801/
Vollker800/
Voolker800/
Vehlker800/
Vlecker800/
Vaelker800/
Voelkes800/
Veilker800/
Voelkerová781/
Woehlcke7549/
Weilcker755/
Boelckey754/
Völckert754/
Welkcker751/
Woelkert751/
Boelcher750/
Völker7121,511/
Welker7118,670/
Felker719,238/
Woelke712,245/
Wolker71366/
Vulker71112/
Vilker7186/
Boelkheir7119/
Voelki7112/
Uelker719/
Vølker716/
Vylker716/
Felcer714/
Boulckeir711/
Vlcher711/
Uelcer711/
Volcyr711/
Völcer711/
Ouelkheir711/
Vilcer711/
Vaelke710/
Welcher672,784/
Flecker67743/
Felcher67443/
Woehlke67338/
Völkert67271/
Fehlker67162/
Beulker67118/
Vilcher6771/
Fielker6769/
Welkier6736/
Felkert6735/
Felkere6734/
Felkier6724/
Welkert6716/
Boellke6713/
Vilkher6711/
Faelker6711/
Bilcker679/
Vylkher677/
Fyolker676/
Huelker676/
Vulcher674/
Bohelke673/
Bölcker673/
Woellke673/
Vylcher673/
Waelker672/
Velquer672/
Wilcker672/
Boelhke672/
Bouelkheir671/
Woelkey671/
Wuelker671/
Woolker671/
Wielker671/
Weilker671/
Vilkert671/
Wollker671/
Pflcker671/
Weulker671/
Wolkier671/
Bulcker671/
Wylcker671/
Bellker670/
Wellker670/
Woilker670/
Woelkie670/
Feulker670/
Pfelker670/
Fellker670/
Felkger670/
Woulker670/
Pfelcer670/
Welkeer670/
Phelker670/

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Voelcker Reference & Research

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Voelcker
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