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

Wesker occurs most in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wesker? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 839,220th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 22,218,128 people. The last name Wesker is mostly found 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 widely held first name world-wide, borne by 32 people.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 591,952. In Germany Wesker is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 74 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 10 percent reside and Bavaria, where 8 percent reside. Beside Germany it is found in 27 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Wesker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wesker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wesker surname grew 135 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 15 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wesker Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Wesker last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered with 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

  • 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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