Voelkner Surname

685,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Voelkner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Voelkner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1861:432,82538,889
United States1671:2,170,413136,881
Poland361:1,055,79973,637
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Voelkner Last Name Facts

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

Voelkner is most common in Germany. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Voelkner click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Voelkner? popularity and diffusion

It is the 685,266th most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 16,830,360 people. The last name Voelkner is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Voelkner reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Voelkner is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 186 people, or 1 in 432,825. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent are found, Hamburg, where 11 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 39 percent are found and Poland, where 8 percent are found.

Voelkner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Voelkner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Voelkner last name increased 1,044 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Voelkner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Voelkner last name are 17.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.58% being registered with the party.

The amount Voelkner earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 30.49% more than the national average, earning $56,307 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.25% more than the national average, earning $56,761 CAD per year.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Voelkner
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