View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The surname Welk occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

This last name is the 88,495^th most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,342,584 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Welk reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Welk is also the 885,979^th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 112 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,418 people, or 1 in 149,900. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 11 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 9 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 30 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 38 percent are found and Poland, where 5 percent are found.

Welk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Welk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Welk last name grew 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 surname are 26.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.87% registered to vote for 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.