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 carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Voelcker click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Voelcker? popularity and diffusion

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

Voelcker is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 213 people, or 1 in 1,701,685. In The United States Voelcker is primarily found in: Texas, where 16 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and New York, where 10 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 23 percent reside and France, where 14 percent reside.

Voelcker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Voelcker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Voelcker surname grew 789 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 414 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Voelcker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Voelcker surname are 23.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.59% being registered with the political 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
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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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