Wekker Surname

876,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

Wekker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wekker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1421:118,92418,728
Suriname1411:3,919807
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Wekker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wekker is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wekker? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wekker is the 876,631st most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 23,660,863 people. Wekker occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Wekker are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 118,924. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: South Holland, where 44 percent reside, North Holland, where 36 percent reside and Gelderland, where 15 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands Wekker exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Suriname, where 46 percent reside and Germany, where 6 percent reside.

Wekker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wekker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wekker surname contracted 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weker91157/
Wecker835,910/
Wakker83918/
Weiker83569/
Vekker83370/
Weyker83355/
Wieker83338/
Wekere83227/
Weeker8352/
Weaker8331/
Weuker837/
Wekert837/
Wekier835/
Waeker833/
Wikker832/
Wueker831/
Wekcer831/
Wehker831/
Wegker830/
Wedker830/
Wheker830/
Weicker771,306/
Weisker77138/
Weycker77138/
Wiecker77104/
Wheeker77102/
Waecker7748/
Weißker7727/
Wejåker7720/
Woekier7711/
Woecker778/
Wikåker775/
Weiåker774/
Whekert772/
Wecketr771/
Weidker771/
Weikeer771/
Weskert771/
Whieker771/
Voekker771/
Weikerd771/
Weckher771/
Whecker770/
Weckerd770/
Wackker770/
Weakert770/
Weecker770/
Waker736,670/
Wiker731,360/
Woker73512/
Wyker73276/
Ueker7394/
Veker7374/
Wekre7362/
Wecer7322/
Weissker718/
Weikerth717/
Wejckert716/
Weckerth713/
Weikhert711/
Weschker711/
Wiekierz711/
Veikåker711/
Weiskert710/
Weichker710/
Weckhert710/
Wacker6722,875/
Wicker6717,029/
Uecker675,242/
Wijker67790/
Vakker67677/
Vieker67226/
Waiker67213/
Wykert67178/
Wocker67155/
Vecker67147/
Uekert67109/
Wecher6763/
Wäcker6753/
Vikker6748/
Wayker6737/
Veiker6723/
Uesker6721/
Wikere6712/
Wöcker6712/
Wikerd6710/
Wakier678/
Weicer677/
Waaker676/
Bejker675/
Vekert675/
Voeker675/
Wakeer674/
Whiker674/
Waqeer674/
Weacer673/
Behker673/
Bykker673/
Wwaker672/
Veeker672/
Wakher672/
Hueker671/
Wagker671/
Wakeur671/
Waqker671/
Wequer671/
Veyker671/
Vekher671/
Wajker671/
Bekeir671/
Hwiker671/
Wekire671/
Vekere671/
Wikier671/
Bekerė671/
Weyqer671/
Oueker671/
Begker671/
Woiker670/
Whyker670/
Wycker670/

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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 Wekker
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