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Where Does The Last Name Wecke Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Wecke is most common in Germany. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wecke? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Wecke is the 310,992^nd most widely held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 6,017,792 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Wecke reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 85 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Wecke is also the 3,024,661^st most common first name globally. It is borne by 14 people.

The surname Wecke is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 996 people, or 1 in 80,829. In Germany Wecke is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 28 percent are found, Saxony-Anhalt, where 17 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Wecke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Wecke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 208 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wecke Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Wecke surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wecke earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 0.92% more than the national average, earning R 239,820 per year and in United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.