Weske Surname

390,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Weske Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weske Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4961:162,30919,252
United States3461:1,047,56976,686
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England31:18,572,686338,250
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Weske (14) may also be a first name.

Weske Last Name Facts

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

The surname Weske has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Weske? popularity and diffusion

The last name Weske is the 390,071st most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 8,025,932 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Weske live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 14 people.

The last name Weske is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 496 people, or 1 in 162,309. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent are found, Saxony-Anhalt, where 18 percent are found and Hesse, where 9 percent are found. Beside Germany it exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Weske Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Weske has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,648 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Weske Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Weske surname are 18.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.18% being registered to vote for the political party.

Weske earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.85% more than the national average, earning $50,421 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weiske911,956/
Wieske91962/
Weeske9164/
Weszke9111/
Weskie918/
Weskes917/
Weskey914/
Wehske914/
Weshke911/
Wescke910/
Wueske910/
Wetske910/
Weskee910/
Wesk892/
Weschke83709/
Weisker83138/
Weisske8331/
Wiescke8311/
Weiscke831/
Wieszke831/
Weiskey830/
Wesckke830/
Wetskey830/
Weskeit830/
Waske802,041/
Veske801,404/
Wiske80302/
Weski80154/
Woske8068/
Weska8042/
Wöske8029/
Wesky8015/
Weesk806/
Ueske803/
Wiesk803/
Wyske801/
Weskt801/
Wesks801/
Wessk800/
Wieschke7760/
Weschcke7740/
Wetschke7714/
Weissker778/
Whieskie775/
Waeschke772/
Weschker771/
Wesche733,936/
Waskey73623/
Weszka73593/
Hueske73555/
Wiskey73178/
Beiske73143/
Wiskie7375/
Wheesk7356/
Weißke7346/
Wuiske7342/
Waskie7339/
Woiske7331/
Beshke7330/
Woskie7324/
Uesker7321/
Wajske7321/
Voeske7320/
Washke7317/
Veskje7312/
Weisky7312/
Woskey7311/
Wieski7311/
Whiske7311/
Woszke738/
Waszke738/
Wetsky736/
Waaske736/
Weisek733/
Waiske732/
Weiski732/
Wieska732/
Wisket732/
Wiezke732/
Wysske732/
Wascke732/
Wescks731/
Weskii731/
Weuski731/
Wiesky731/
Beszke731/
Weskid731/
Veshke731/
Weskhy731/
Veszke731/
Wiscke731/
Weesek730/
Woeski730/
Beskea730/
Waskee730/
Waschke671,925/
Whiskey67996/
Wysk67704/
Wisk67599/
Weische67209/
Hueskes67109/
Wiejski6789/
Wischke6765/
Weisseg6747/
Beschke6746/
Whiskie6731/
Weschky6730/
Witsker6728/
Vesk6727/
Weißker6727/
Woschke6726/
Wäschke6723/
Huesker6720/
Weschka6716/
Whysker6713/
Wiejska6712/
Besskey679/
Wesc678/
Beishke677/
Wesquet677/
Wesková674/
Wisskey674/
Whiskes673/
Beiszke673/
Beaskey672/
Wissker672/
Weshque672/
Wjsk672/
Whiesky671/
Wesquer671/
Weschee671/
Weschki671/
Wieszka671/
Wuesche671/
Wöschke671/
Wiskeys671/
Wesx671/
Weschey671/
Wasckey670/
Waiskey670/
Weskitt670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Weske
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