Welker Surname

28,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,670 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Welker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,7831:30,7613,828
Germany5,1541:15,6202,059
France6271:105,93715,661
Brazil3561:601,33222,430
Canada1981:186,08918,399
Hungary1041:94,3879,245
Netherlands741:228,20530,213
Israel561:152,81515,997
Switzerland391:210,58818,223
Poland371:1,027,26372,414
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Austria231:370,23639,193
Uruguay211:163,41713,939
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Sweden121:820,56361,223
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
England61:9,286,343223,652
India51:153,413,076951,030
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Macau21:300,8151,009
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
China21:683,660,78330,601
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3311:21,5442,718

Welker (853) may also be a first name.

Welker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Welker is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welker? popularity and diffusion

The surname Welker is the 28,765th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 390,335 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Welker live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 279,019th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 853 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 11,783 people, or 1 in 30,761. In The United States Welker is mostly concentrated in: Missouri, where 13 percent live, Ohio, where 8 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 48 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 28 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

Welker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Welker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Welker surname expanded 505 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Welker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Welker surname are 21.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Welker earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 85.05% less than the national average, earning R 35,520 per year; in United States they earn 1.31% less than the national average, earning $42,582 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.57% more than the national average, earning $50,961 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welcker92489/
Woelker9257/
Welkier9236/
Welkert9216/
Waelker922/
Weulker921/
Wuelker921/
Wielker921/
Weilker921/
Wellker920/
Welkeer920/
Wlker9126/
Woelcker8622/
Weilcker865/
Welkcker861/
Wilker833,296/
Velker83845/
Wölker83565/
Wülker83113/
Wälker8323/
Uelker839/
Whlker832/
Wlqker831/
Welkir830/
Welkerová802/
Wheeleker801/
Voelker778,276/
Welcher772,784/
Veelker7752/
Wölkert7746/
Velkere7743/
Velcker7728/
Willker776/
Huelker776/
Vuelker774/
Wailker773/
Vielker772/
Wilcker772/
Welquer772/
Wuilker771/
Wylcker771/
Whilker771/
Wilkerd771/
Wilhker771/
Woilker770/
Vaelker770/
Vehlker770/
Bellker770/
Wilkehr770/
Wheelecker754/
Blker732/
Voelcker71679/
Willkehr7115/
Welcheer713/
Woelquer712/
Wilckert711/
Belkhear711/
Wölckert711/
Voellker711/
Wuelquer711/
Wuelcher711/
Vaelcker710/
Völker6721,511/
Bölker67179/
Vilker6786/
Velcer6724/
Bülker6723/
Vølker676/
Vylker676/
Vlcker673/
Blkeir673/
Belkér672/
Blkher672/
Belkhheir671/
Ouelkheir671/
Uelcer671/
Belkheirr671/
Bellkheir671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Welker
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