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

Wekker is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wekker.

How Common Is The Last Name Wekker? popularity and diffusion

It is the 876,631st most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 23,660,863 people. The last name is mostly found 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 surname is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 118,924. In The Netherlands Wekker is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 44 percent live, North Holland, where 36 percent live and Gelderland, where 15 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Suriname, where 46 percent live and Germany, where 6 percent live.

Wekker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wekker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wekker surname declined 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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  • 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 Wekker
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