Wilkers Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Wilkers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilkers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
England31:18,572,686338,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Wilkers (10) may also be a first name.

Wilkers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilkers is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilkers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wilkers is the 1,328,442nd most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Wilkers are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name on earth It is held by 10 people.

The surname Wilkers is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 100 people, or 1 in 3,624,589. In The United States Wilkers is primarily concentrated in: Virginia, where 14 percent live, North Carolina, where 11 percent live and New Jersey, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 31 percent live and The Netherlands, where 7 percent live.

Wilkers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wilkers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wilkers last name grew 333 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilkers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wilkers last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wilkers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 54.79% less than the national average, earning R 107,448 per year and in United States they earn 5.03% more than the national average, earning $45,320 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welkers86126/
Vilkers862/
Bilkers861/
Wilkirs860/
Woelkers80245/
Wilchers803/
Wilkorsz802/
Vlkers772/
Völkers71565/
Velkers71201/
Vølkers7112/
Vílkers711/
Voelkers67119/
Völckers67100/
Welchers675/
Voelckers6346/
Blkirs6210/
Welkirch531/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wilkers
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