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

The last name Voelcker occurs most in The United States. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Voelcker? popularity and diffusion

Voelcker is the 488,458th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 10,732,763 people. This surname is primarily found 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.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 213 people, or 1 in 1,701,685. In The United States Voelcker is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 16 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and New York, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 23 percent live and France, where 14 percent live.

Voelcker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Voelcker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Voelcker last name rose 789 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 414 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Voelcker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Voelcker surname are 23.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.59% being registered to vote for 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

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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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