Voelker Surname

60,816th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Voelker Surname User-submission:

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

Voelker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,7141:53,9866,456
Germany9751:82,57010,422
Australia1431:188,78118,817
Canada1031:357,72432,292
France911:729,92091,032
Mexico341:3,650,77125,133
Uruguay331:103,99310,112
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
England231:2,422,52489,093
Austria211:405,49741,758
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7421:67,6807,344

Voelker Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- Tifani Völcker

Voelker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Voelker is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Voelker? popularity and diffusion

Voelker is the 60,816th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 880,564 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Voelker live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 6,714 people, or 1 in 53,986. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 9 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 8 percent reside and Illinois, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 35 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 12 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Voelker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Voelker has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 905 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Voelker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Voelker surname are 12.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.11% registered with the party.

The amount Voelker earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.98% more than the national average, earning $46,594 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.56% more than the national average, earning $50,956 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voelcker93679/
Voelkert9365/
Voellker931/
Velker92845/
Foelker86289/
Woelker8657/
Veelker8652/
Velkere8643/
Boelker8633/
Velcker8628/
Vuelker864/
Vielker862/
Voulker861/
Vaelker860/
Vehlker860/
Voolker860/
Vollker860/
Veilker860/
Voelkerová821/
Woelcker8022/
Voelcher801/
Boelcker801/
Woelkert801/
Vaelcker800/
Völker7721,511/
Welker7718,670/
Felker779,238/
Wolker77366/
Vulker77112/
Vilker7786/
Velcer7724/
Uelker779/
Vølker776/
Vylker776/
Vlcker773/
Boelkheir7519/
Ouelkheir751/
Völcker71741/
Welcker71489/
Völkert71271/
Fehlker71162/
Beulker71118/
Fielker7169/
Felcker7144/
Welkier7136/
Felkert7135/
Felkere7134/
Vølcker7128/
Velcher7126/
Felkier7124/
Welkert7116/
Vilkher7111/
Faelker7111/
Vylkher717/
Huelker716/
Fyolker716/
Waelker712/
Velquer712/
Vilcker712/
Wollker711/
Bouelkheir711/
Wuelker711/
Woolker711/
Wielker711/
Weilker711/
Vilkert711/
Wolkier711/
Weulker711/
Bellker710/
Wellker710/
Woilker710/
Feulker710/
Pfelker710/
Fellker710/
Vlecker710/
Felkger710/
Woulker710/
Welkeer710/
Phelker710/
Boulkeir6780/
Wlker6726/
Weilcker675/
Völckert674/
Boulkeïr672/
Blker672/
Ouelkhir672/
Woelquer672/
Vuelquer671/
Belkhear671/
Welkcker671/
Flker671/
Boulhker671/

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Voelker 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
  • 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 Voelker
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