Welcker Surname

626,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 489 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Welcker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welcker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1961:1,849,280120,610
Germany1901:423,71338,363
Netherlands411:411,88242,990
France321:2,075,710171,237
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

Welcker (20) may also be a first name.

Welcker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Welcker occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welcker? popularity and diffusion

The surname Welcker is the 626,382nd most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 14,902,957 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Welcker live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 47 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most numerous forename globally, borne by 20 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 196 people, or 1 in 1,849,280. In The United States Welcker is primarily concentrated in: California, where 26 percent live, Utah, where 22 percent live and Louisiana, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 39 percent live and The Netherlands, where 8 percent live.

Welcker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Welcker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Welcker last name expanded 228 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Welcker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Welcker surname are 22.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

Welcker earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.79% more than the national average, earning $44,786 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woelcker9322/
Weilcker935/
Welkcker931/
Welker9218,670/
Welcher862,784/
Woelker8657/
Welkier8636/
Velcker8628/
Welkert8616/
Wilcker862/
Waelker862/
Wylcker861/
Welzker861/
Weulker861/
Weilker861/
Wielker861/
Wuelker861/
Welkeer860/
Wellker860/
Wlker8326/
Wheelecker824/
Voelcker80679/
Welcheer803/
Wuelcher801/
Wilckert801/
Wölckert801/
Vaelcker800/
Wilker773,296/
Velker77845/
Wölker77565/
Wülker77113/
Velcer7724/
Wälker7723/
Uelker779/
Vlcker773/
Whlker772/
Wlqker771/
Uelcer771/
Welkir770/
Welkerová752/
Wheeleker751/
Voelker718,276/
Wilcher715,290/
Völcker71741/
Veelker7152/
Wölcher7149/
Wölkert7146/
Velkere7143/
Vølcker7128/
Velcher7126/
Bilcker719/
Willker716/
Huelker716/
Vuelker714/
Bölcker713/
Wailker713/
Vilcker712/
Vielker712/
Welquer712/
Wylcher711/
Wuilker711/
Whilker711/
Wlecher711/
Wilceer711/
Wilkerd711/
Wilhker711/
Bellker710/
Wilkehr710/
Vaelker710/
Vlecker710/
Vehlker710/
Woilker710/
Willcher6738/
Willkehr6715/
Völckert674/
Blker672/
Woelquer672/
Wuelquer671/
Belkhear671/
Voellker671/
Wilcheir671/

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