Voelkle Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Voelkle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Voelkle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Voelkle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Voelkle occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Voelkle? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,727,723rd most frequent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Voelkle reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 4,420,231. In The United States Voelkle is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 35 percent are found, New York, where 22 percent are found and California, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 12 percent are found and Switzerland, where 12 percent are found.

Voelkle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Voelkle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Voelkle surname rose 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Voelkle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Voelkle last name are 3.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.25% being registered with the party.

Voelkle earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.97% less than the national average, earning $41,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voelkler931/
Voelkele930/
Volkle9264/
Velkle920/
Voelkli8694/
Voelkly8629/
Velkley8610/
Volkley861/
Vollkle860/
Völkle77770/
Felkle7768/
Velkly7715/
Belkle7710/
Welkle773/
Welkley71135/
Felkhle7171/
Welckle7145/
Felkley7127/
Felkler7122/
Vilkler711/
Vulkley711/
Belkley710/
Belckley671/
Woulkley670/
Beilckle670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - 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 Voelkle
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