Woelke Surname

188,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Woelke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woelke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1991:67,1448,573
United States4751:763,07159,419
Poland1641:231,76129,809
Mexico1231:1,009,15613,192
Canada1011:364,80832,793
Ecuador471:338,4229,364
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Uruguay161:214,48516,699
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Woelke Last Name Facts

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

Woelke is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Woelke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 188,361st most frequent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,246,123 people. Woelke is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Woelke live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Woelke is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 1,199 people, or 1 in 67,144. In Germany Woelke is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 35 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Poland, where 7 percent are found.

Woelke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woelke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Woelke surname grew 2,969 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woelke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Woelke are 10.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.02% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Woelke earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.3% more than the national average, earning $45,006 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.68% less than the national average, earning $46,862 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woehlke92338/
Woelcke9269/
Woelker9257/
Woellke923/
Woelkey921/
Woelkie920/
Welke915,382/
Wolke912,988/
Woelk912,384/
Woehlcke8649/
Woelcker8622/
Woelki83626/
Welkie83188/
Woelky83158/
Wolkey8398/
Voelke8371/
Woehlk8362/
Welkey8361/
Welcke8339/
Wielke8337/
Wolcke8328/
Woelck8323/
Wollke8318/
Wellke8317/
Wehlke8313/
Wuelke8312/
Woolke837/
Wolkie836/
Waelke836/
Wolhke835/
Welkei833/
Welkhe832/
Wolkei832/
Weslke831/
Wolkee830/
Wlke8010/
Woelkeová801/
Wielkie7756/
Woehlck7719/
Boellke7713/
Bohelke773/
Wielkey772/
Waelker772/
Boelhke772/
Woolkey771/
Wuelkei771/
Voehlke771/
Voelkei771/
Voelkie771/
Weelkes771/
Weulker771/
Wellkee771/
Waelkie770/
Wellkie770/
Voelkes770/
Wholkie770/
Wielcke770/
Weulkey770/
Wilke7349,008/
Wölke731,239/
Velke73585/
Welka73443/
Voelk73260/
Wolka73248/
Wulke73223/
Welky73166/
Wolki73130/
Welki7372/
Wylke7318/
Wälke7315/
Wølke739/
Wlkes732/
Wlkie731/
Wlcke731/
Wülke731/
Uelke730/
Voelcker71679/
Boelckey714/
Woelquer712/
Boehlkey711/
Boellkee711/
Voellker711/
Welkcker711/
Wilkie6726,251/
Wilkey676,198/
Wilcke672,340/
Beulke67882/
Willke67782/
Velkei67738/
Wöhlke67314/
Wielki67166/
Belkei67140/
Welche67136/
Wülker67113/
Velkey67110/
Wlecke67101/
Huelke6752/
Wielka6748/
Volkey6739/
Wöllke6731/
Belcke6725/
Boelck6725/
Wälker6723/
Wihlke6717/
Boelky6717/
Voelck6713/
Voelki6712/
Wilkei6711/
Woulka6710/
Velcke677/
Wilkee676/
Bellke675/
Uelkes675/
Wllkey672/
Whlker672/
Welkai672/
Boehlk672/
Wylkes671/
Woehlc671/
Wolkay671/
Wulkey671/
Weelky671/
Welcea671/
Welkuy671/
Vielke671/
Baelke671/
Weslky671/
Wölcke671/
Wilhke671/
Wilkez671/
Wilkke671/
Wllkes671/
Wlqker671/
Wolkai671/
Wolkhi671/
Boulke671/
Wellce671/
Wulcke670/
Vaelke670/
Waulke670/
Wulkie670/

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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 Woelke
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