Willkes Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

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

Willkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Willkes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Willkes is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Willkes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Willkes are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States it is mostly found in: Georgia, where 20 percent reside, Texas, where 20 percent reside and Florida, where 10 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent reside and Germany, where 8 percent reside.

Willkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Willkes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Willkes last name rose 167 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willkes Last Name Statistics demography

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

Willkes earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.8% less than the national average, earning $20,797 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willkeys930/
Wilkes9246,465/
Willke92782/
Wllkes921/
Willkie86218/
Willcke8642/
Weilkes8630/
Wilkies866/
Wilckes864/
Wilkeus863/
Willkey862/
Wilkeis862/
Wilkess862/
Wailkes861/
Willked861/
Wilkeys860/
Wilkets860/
Whilkes860/
Willkee860/
Wilke8349,008/
Wlkes832/
Willches8040/
Willkehr8015/
Willkett8010/
Weilekes808/
Billkess801/
Wilkie7726,251/
Wilkey776,198/
Wilcke772,340/
Wilkis77127/
Welkes7741/
Wielke7737/
Wöllke7731/
Wellke7717/
Wihlke7717/
Wilkys7713/
Wilkei7711/
Willky7710/
Willka776/
Wilkee776/
Billke774/
Wilces772/
Wllkey772/
Wylkes771/
Wilkex771/
Vilkes771/
Wilhke771/
Wilkez771/
Wilkke771/
Wilkesová751/
Wlke7310/
Wilches7111,835/
Wielkie7156/
Wilkish7121/
Wilkeit7118/
Wilkisz7111/
Vilkesh7110/
Wilkuis717/
Willkha715/
Wilques714/
Woellke713/
Wilkiej712/
Wielkey712/
Wilckeu711/
Willque711/
Wellkee711/
Willcis711/
Vilkees711/
Wilckis711/
Weelkes711/
Billcke710/
Wellkie710/
Welkies710/
Wilkehr710/
Wielcke710/
Wilckey710/
Wilkiss710/
Welke675,382/
Wölke671,239/
Wilka67348/
Wilki67208/
Vilke67161/
Wilky67160/
Villches6718/
Wylke6718/
Wälke6715/
Wilké6713/
Wuilches6712/
Wølke679/
Wilkeová679/
Willchez675/
Uilke673/
Billqees673/
Wlcke671/
Wülke671/
Wilchess671/
Wlkeeshh671/
Blkes671/
Wlkie671/

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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
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  • 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 Willkes
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