Wilker Surname

136,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Wilker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6961:213,71420,846
Germany1,0461:76,9659,730
Canada3391:108,68911,660
Brazil1071:2,000,69563,541
Israel561:152,81515,997
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England21:27,859,030389,889
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
France11:66,422,722504,397
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3811:131,80812,617

Wilker (11,346) may also be a first name.

Wilker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilker occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilker? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 136,208th most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,211,027 people. Wilker occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Wilker are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wilker is also the 56,290th most widespread forename at a global level It is held by 11,346 people.

The surname Wilker is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,696 people, or 1 in 213,714. In The United States Wilker is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 17 percent reside, Minnesota, where 9 percent reside and Iowa, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 25 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 32 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Wilker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wilker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wilker last name grew 445 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wilker last name are 31.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.18% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wilker earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 516.85% more than the national average, earning R 1,465,880 per year; in United States they earn 13.11% more than the national average, earning $48,807 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.15% less than the national average, earning $49,113 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willker926/
Wailker923/
Wilcker922/
Wuilker921/
Wielker921/
Weilker921/
Whilker921/
Wilhker921/
Wilkerd921/
Woilker920/
Wilkehr920/
Wlker9126/
Willkehr8615/
Weilcker865/
Wilckert861/
Welker8318,670/
Wölker83565/
Wülker83113/
Vilker8386/
Wälker8323/
Whlker832/
Wlqker831/
Wilcher775,290/
Welcker77489/
Billker7791/
Woelker7757/
Wölkert7746/
Welkier7736/
Welkert7716/
Vilkher7711/
Bilcker779/
Huilker776/
Vielker772/
Vilcker772/
Waelker772/
Vilkert771/
Wylcker771/
Wilceer771/
Weulker771/
Wuelker771/
Bilkeyr771/
Wilkirt770/
Wellker770/
Welkeer770/
Blker732/
Willcher7138/
Woelcker7122/
Bilkheïr712/
Wölckert711/
Welkcker711/
Wilcheir711/
Völker6721,511/
Velker67845/
Bölker67179/
Bülker6723/
Uelker679/
Vylker676/
Vølker676/
Vlcker673/
Blkeir673/
Welkerová672/
Blkher672/
Wheeleker671/
Vilcer671/
Welkir670/

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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 Wilker
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