Wesker Surname

839,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wesker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wesker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1361:591,95247,778
Netherlands771:219,31429,463
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
England111:5,065,278148,650
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
China71:195,331,65210,124
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Wesker (32) may also be a first name.

Wesker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wesker occurs most in Germany. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wesker? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wesker is the 839,220th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 22,218,128 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Wesker are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,840,253rd most common first name on earth. It is borne by 32 people.

Wesker is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 591,952. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 74 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 10 percent live and Bavaria, where 8 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 27 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Wesker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wesker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wesker last name grew 135 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 15 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wesker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Episcopalian (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (90%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Wesker surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

Wesker earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.12% more than the national average, earning $56,146 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weisker92138/
Wiesker9288/
Weskert921/
Weissker868/
Weschker861/
Weiskert860/
Wisker83751/
Wasker83289/
Vesker83141/
Uesker8321/
Wosker831/
Weisecker800/
Whisker77888/
Wescher77141/
Witsker7728/
Weißker7727/
Huesker7720/
Whysker7713/
Waskier775/
Wissker772/
Wesquer771/
Waskear771/
Wiosker771/
Wiskerd770/
Wiskert770/
Weissecker752/
Weishecker751/
Weischer71537/
Wuescher7163/
Whiskerd7163/
Wiszkier711/
Woschker711/
Weichker710/
Whissker710/
Visker67791/
Bösker6742/
Vasker6725/
Vosker6714/
Beçker6711/
Waskir679/
Veiszeker678/
Wiskär677/
Veskerova676/
Bysker674/
Vysker672/
Uisker671/
Beskyr671/
Wisckerth670/
Bexker670/

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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 Wesker
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