Voelker Surname
Approximately 8,276 people bear this surname
Voelker Surname User-submission:
The Völcker (Voelcker) surname is a variant of Völker (Voelker), meaning 'folks' in German.
Voelker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,714 | 1:53,986 | 6,456 |
| Germany | 975 | 1:82,570 | 10,422 |
| Australia | 143 | 1:188,781 | 18,817 |
| Canada | 103 | 1:357,724 | 32,292 |
| France | 91 | 1:729,920 | 91,032 |
| Mexico | 34 | 1:3,650,771 | 25,133 |
| Uruguay | 33 | 1:103,993 | 10,112 |
| Argentina | 28 | 1:1,526,550 | 84,030 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| Switzerland | 24 | 1:342,205 | 26,446 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Austria | 21 | 1:405,497 | 41,758 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 742 | 1:67,680 | 7,344 |
Voelker Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Völcker (Voelcker) surname is a variant of Völker (Voelker), meaning 'folks' in German.
- Tifani VölckerVoelker Demographics
Average Male Voelker Height
178.61 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Voelker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Voelker Come From? nationality or country of origin
Voelker is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Voelker? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 60,816th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 880,564 people. The surname is predominantly 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 last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 6,714 people, or 1 in 53,986. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 9 percent live, Wisconsin, where 8 percent live and Illinois, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 35 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.
Voelker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Voelker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Voelker last name increased 905 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Voelker Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Voelker last name are 12.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.11% being registered to vote for 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.
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Voelker Reference & Research
Voelker FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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