Woelk Surname
Approximately 2,384 people bear this surname
Woelk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,268 | 1:63,490 | 8,152 |
| United States | 608 | 1:596,150 | 48,585 |
| Canada | 239 | 1:154,166 | 15,668 |
| Poland | 89 | 1:427,065 | 44,572 |
| Zimbabwe | 38 | 1:406,269 | 36,425 |
| Netherlands | 34 | 1:496,682 | 47,398 |
| Brazil | 31 | 1:6,905,624 | 162,221 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Mexico | 15 | 1:8,275,080 | 36,578 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Belize | 6 | 1:59,246 | 2,743 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
Woelk Demographics
Average Woelk Salary in
United States
$44,226 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Woelk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woelk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Woelk is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Woelk? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 179,010th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,056,857 people. The surname Woelk is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Woelk are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most common in Germany, where it is held by 1,268 people, or 1 in 63,490. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 34 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent reside. Beside Germany it occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.
Woelk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Woelk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Woelk surname expanded 3,040 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Woelk Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Woelk last name are 27.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.38% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Woelk earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 146.04% more than the national average, earning R 584,676 per year; in United States they earn 2.5% more than the national average, earning $44,226 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.47% less than the national average, earning $46,468 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woelke | 91 | 2,245 | / |
| Woehlk | 91 | 62 | / |
| Woelck | 91 | 23 | / |
| Wolk | 89 | 6,377 | / |
| Welk | 89 | 5,428 | / |
| Woehlke | 83 | 338 | / |
| Woelcke | 83 | 69 | / |
| Woehlck | 83 | 19 | / |
| Woellke | 83 | 3 | / |
| Welke | 80 | 5,382 | / |
| Wielk | 80 | 364 | / |
| Voelk | 80 | 260 | / |
| Welck | 80 | 228 | / |
| Wolck | 80 | 97 | / |
| Wolhk | 80 | 14 | / |
| Weslk | 80 | 4 | / |
| Woulk | 80 | 4 | / |
| Welkh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Welkz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wolkk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wollk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weulk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wuelk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woolk | 80 | 0 | / |
| Woilk | 80 | 0 | / |
| Woehlcke | 77 | 49 | / |
| Wlk | 75 | 169 | / |
| Weilke | 73 | 84 | / |
| Voelke | 73 | 71 | / |
| Welcke | 73 | 39 | / |
| Boelck | 73 | 25 | / |
| Wellck | 73 | 21 | / |
| Wellke | 73 | 17 | / |
| Voelck | 73 | 13 | / |
| Wehlke | 73 | 13 | / |
| Wuelke | 73 | 12 | / |
| Woolck | 73 | 8 | / |
| Weglik | 73 | 7 | / |
| Woolke | 73 | 7 | / |
| Waelke | 73 | 6 | / |
| Woylek | 73 | 3 | / |
| Welkhe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Boehlk | 73 | 2 | / |
| Woehlc | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wollck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woilke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weslke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weilck | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wholck | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weelks | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wilk | 67 | 53,958 | / |
| Wölk | 67 | 4,404 | / |
| Velk | 67 | 546 | / |
| Wulk | 67 | 167 | / |
| Uelk | 67 | 123 | / |
| Wülk | 67 | 119 | / |
| Wolkowa | 67 | 54 | / |
| Wylk | 67 | 29 | / |
| Wølk | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wołk | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wlke | 67 | 10 | / |
| Welková | 67 | 8 | / |
| Boehlck | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wolg | 67 | 3 | / |
| Voelcks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wojcilk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Welg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weglick | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voehlke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wlek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wolq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wlkg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wlkk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whlk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wlkz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wlks | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Woelk
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