Welke Surname

89,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Welke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,4631:32,6864,305
United States1,4771:245,40223,385
Brazil4351:492,12518,578
Poland3671:103,56615,743
Australia2261:119,45013,170
Canada2151:171,37517,189
Argentina431:994,03362,207
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Sweden201:492,33835,486
India191:40,371,862445,856
Wales161:193,40812,484
England151:3,714,537119,675
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Austria121:709,62061,025
Finland81:687,08836,047
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
France31:22,140,907385,998
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Dominica11:75,891912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1821:275,92722,362

Welke (98) may also be a first name.

Welke Last Name Facts

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

Welke (Marathi: वेलके) is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Welke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Welke is the 89,173rd most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,354,059 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Welke reside; 46 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 956,749th most frequently used given name at a global level. It is borne by 98 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 2,463 people, or 1 in 32,686. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.

Welke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Welke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 812 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Welke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Welke are 2.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.21% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Welke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 263.35% more than the national average, earning R 863,448 per year; in United States they earn 5.79% more than the national average, earning $45,646 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.2% more than the national average, earning $50,774 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woelke912,245/
Welkie91188/
Weilke9184/
Welkey9161/
Welcke9139/
Wielke9137/
Wellke9117/
Wehlke9113/
Wuelke9112/
Waelke916/
Welkei913/
Welkhe912/
Weslke911/
Welk895,428/
Wlke8910/
Woehlke83338/
Woelcke8369/
Wielkie8356/
Wealkey833/
Woellke833/
Wielkey832/
Woelkey831/
Wuelkei831/
Weelkes831/
Wellkee831/
Whelkey830/
Woelkie830/
Waelkie830/
Wellkie830/
Wielcke830/
Weulkey830/
Wilke8049,008/
Woelk802,384/
Wölke801,239/
Velke80585/
Welka80443/
Wielk80364/
Welck80228/
Welky80166/
Welki8072/
Wylke8018/
Wälke8015/
Wølke809/
Welkh804/
Weslk804/
Wlkes802/
Wlkie801/
Wlcke801/
Welkz801/
Weulk801/
Wülke801/
Wuelk801/
Uelke800/
Whelk800/
Woehlcke7749/
Welkcker771/
Wlk75169/
Wilkie7326,251/
Wilkey736,198/
Wilcke732,340/
Willke73782/
Velkei73738/
Woelki73626/
Wöhlke73314/
Wielki73166/
Woelky73158/
Belkei73140/
Welche73136/
Wülker73113/
Velkey73110/
Wlecke73101/
Voelke7371/
Woehlk7362/
Huelke7352/
Wielka7348/
Wöllke7331/
Belcke7325/
Woelck7323/
Wälker7323/
Wellck7321/
Wihlke7317/
Wailke7315/
Wilkei7311/
Velcke737/
Weglik737/
Wilkee736/
Bellke735/
Uelkes735/
Wllkey732/
Wealky732/
Whlker732/
Welkai732/
Wylkes731/
Weelky731/
Welcea731/
Welkuy731/
Vielke731/
Weslky731/
Wölcke731/
Wilhke731/
Wilkez731/
Wilkke731/
Wllkes731/
Wlqker731/
Woilke731/
Weilky731/
Wellce731/
Weilck730/
Vaelke730/
Weelec730/
Weelks730/
Wilk6753,958/
Wölk674,404/
Velk67546/
Willkie67218/
Uelk67123/
Wülk67119/
Wuelche6775/
Wöhlcke6767/
Veelker6752/
Willcke6742/
Wylk6729/
Velcker6728/
Woehlck6719/
Wilkeit6718/
Wølk6713/
Willkes6712/
Welkaya6712/
Welková678/
Vlke675/
Wilckes674/
Vuehlke674/
Vuelker674/
Woilhke674/
Belkhei673/
Wilkeis672/
Wilkess672/
Willkey672/
Welg672/
Wilkiej672/
Wlckett671/
Weglick671/
Wheelek671/
Voehlke671/
Voelkei671/
Voelkie671/
Viehlke671/
Wlek671/
Wielcki671/
Wuelgue671/
Wilckeu671/
Welkhit671/
Whlk671/
Welques671/
Welx671/
Willked671/
Wlkg671/
Wlkk671/
Wlkz671/
Wylcker671/
Wlks670/
Wilckey670/
Welkish670/
Vehlker670/
Wilkeys670/
Whillke670/
Wilkets670/
Wilkehr670/
Willkee670/

Welke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Welke in the Marathi language
वेलकेvelake87.5
बेळकेbelake12.5

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Footnotes

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