Weeke Surname

457,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 740 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Weeke Surname Definition:

(English and Scandinavian) belonging to Week, a phonologically more correct form than the commoner Wick, q.v.

Three of the Somerset places so named are or were called indifferently Week or Wick.

Weeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4171:193,05922,332
United States1311:2,766,862164,942
Netherlands751:225,16229,957
Denmark541:104,5329,834
Mexico271:4,597,26727,985
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
England11:55,718,059489,080
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Weeke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English and Scandinavian) belonging to Week, a phonologically more correct form than the commoner Wick, q.v.

Three of the Somerset places so named are or were called indifferently Week or Wick.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the dairy farm; one who came from Week (dairy farm), the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Weeke Last Name Facts

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

Weeke has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Weeke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 457,199th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 9,848,035 people. The last name Weeke occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Weeke live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 417 people, or 1 in 193,059. In Germany Weeke is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 74 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 9 percent live and Berlin, where 7 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and The Netherlands, where 10 percent live.

Weeke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Weeke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Weeke last name increased 312 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Weeke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Weeke surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Weeke last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Weeke earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 17.27% less than the national average, earning 286,313 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.81% more than the national average, earning $49,107 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.24% less than the national average, earning $45,094 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weeske9164/
Weekie9143/
Weekeh9123/
Weecke9118/
Weeket9116/
Weekey918/
Weekee911/
Weke893,660/
Week89962/
Wheeker83102/
Weecker830/
Wecke801,211/
Weeka80377/
Veeke80360/
Weeck80184/
Weike80173/
Waeke80108/
Weake8090/
Woeke8075/
Wieke8072/
Wehke8056/
Wekke8045/
Wekei8022/
Wetke8021/
Weekx8020/
Wejke8018/
Wheke8018/
Weeky8013/
Wueke8010/
Wekee807/
Weesk806/
Weeki805/
Wekeh805/
Wedke803/
Weyke803/
Wekea802/
Hweke801/
Wekej801/
Weket801/
Wekey801/
Hweek801/
Wek751,520/
Weckes73116/
Weecks7370/
Wheesk7356/
Wettke7348/
Wedtke7348/
Weißke7346/
Beekeh7332/
Wetcke7324/
Wiecke7323/
Weidke7317/
Weitke7316/
Woecke7316/
Weszke7311/
Weikes7310/
Weskes737/
Veekee737/
Wheece736/
Weeche736/
Weekha736/
Weicke735/
Weekoi735/
Wheeks734/
Weakey734/
Wehske734/
Beheke733/
Veeket733/
Veeker732/
Wiekey732/
Hweeks732/
Waecke732/
Weekit732/
Wethke731/
Wueker731/
Wiekie731/
Wecket731/
Weekis731/
Weikeh731/
Weikei731/
Veekhe731/
Weshke731/
Weakeh731/
Wehkei731/
Wekees731/
Wiekeh731/
Weakee731/
Week's731/
Wehcke731/
Wetket731/
Veecke731/
Wescke730/
Weiked730/
Wueske730/
Weckey730/
Wuecke730/
Wetkes730/
Weskee730/
Wegker730/
Wedker730/
Wake6721,058/
Weck676,565/
Weka676,477/
Wike674,897/
Weik674,111/
Woke673,412/
Wyke672,027/
Wiek671,026/
Weschke67709/
Weki67498/
Veke67470/
Weeg67467/
Weak67442/
Ueke67342/
Weky67247/
Veek67188/
Weisker67138/
Weycker67138/
Weahkee6766/
Weidtke6749/
Beekhee6740/
Wekx6738/
Weisske6731/
Weißker6727/
Wettcke6721/
Wejåker6720/
Wejk6710/
Weechee679/
Wäke677/
Wekh674/
Weiåker674/
Weqe674/
Weicket672/
Wesk672/
Weyk672/
Woehcke671/
Weidker671/
Weikedh671/
Weuk671/
Weiscke671/
Weichee671/
Vwek671/
Wedk671/
Weekhay671/
Wekg671/
Wekq671/
Wjke671/
Whecker670/
Weiskey670/
Wesckke670/
Wheakey670/
Weckett670/
Weskeit670/
Wetk670/

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