Willecke Surname
Approximately 1,229 people bear this surname
Willecke Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of little Willo, a pet form of names beginning with Wille (resolution), as Willifrid, Williger and Willamar.
Willecke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,004 | 1:80,185 | 10,126 |
| United States | 96 | 1:3,775,614 | 208,022 |
| Brazil | 61 | 1:3,509,415 | 98,831 |
| Denmark | 58 | 1:97,323 | 9,225 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Willecke Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of little Willo, a pet form of names beginning with Wille (resolution), as Willifrid, Williger and Willamar.
Willecke Demographics
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Willecke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Willecke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Willecke is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Willecke? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 307,434th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 5,929,655 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Willecke reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 1,004 people, or 1 in 80,185. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 48 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 23 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.
Willecke Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Willecke surname are 35.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.82% registered to vote for the party.
Willecke earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.53% more than the national average, earning $43,808 USD per year.
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