View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

Welkes occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname Welkes is the 3,055,934^th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Welkes are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,807,719^th most numerous given name on earth, held by 33 people.

Welkes is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 9,293,819. In The United States Welkes is most prevalent in: New York, where 31 percent live, New Hampshire, where 23 percent live and Florida, where 18 percent live. Other than The United States Welkes exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Welkes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Welkes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Welkes surname rose 134 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Welkes Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Welkes surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Welkes earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.76% more than the national average, earning $54,694 USD per year.