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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 occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

The surname Welk is the 88,495^th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,342,584 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Welk are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Welk is also the 885,979^th most commonly used forename worldwide, borne by 112 people.

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

Welk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Welk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Welk surname rose 952 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Welk Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Welk last name are 26.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.87% registered with the political 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.