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

The surname Welk is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

This last name is the 88,495^th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,342,584 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Welk live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. Welk is also the 885,979^th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 112 people.

Welk is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 2,418 people, or 1 in 149,900. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live, Wisconsin, where 9 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States Welk occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 38 percent live and Poland, where 5 percent live.

Welk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Welk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Welk surname rose 952 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Welk Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Welk are 26.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.87% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Welk earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.13% more than the national average, earning $44,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.03% less than the national average, earning $47,683 CAD per year.