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Where Does The Last Name Woelk Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Woelk is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woelk? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Woelk is the 179,010^th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,056,857 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Woelk live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 1,268 people, or 1 in 63,490. In Germany Woelk is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 34 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name exists 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 through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 3,040 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 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 with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.38% being registered to vote for the 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.