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 is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wesker? popularity and diffusion

It is the 839,220th most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 22,218,128 people. This last name 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. Wesker is also the 1,840,253rd most widespread first name globally, borne by 32 people.

The surname Wesker is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 591,952. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 74 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 10 percent live and Bavaria, where 8 percent live. Besides Germany this surname exists in 27 countries. It also occurs 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 share of the population with the last name grew 135 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 15 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wesker Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Wesker surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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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