Woelkers Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

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

Woelkers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woelkers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2451:1,479,424101,022

Woelkers Last Name Facts

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

Woelkers is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Woelkers click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woelkers? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,028,911th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Woelkers reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Woelkers is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 245 people, or 1 in 1,479,424. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 35 percent reside, Tennessee, where 5 percent reside and Arizona, where 4 percent reside.

Woelkers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Woelkers surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

Woelkers earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.95% more than the national average, earning $47,442 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolkers93422/
Welkers93126/
Voelkers88119/
Wolckers8810/
Woolkers880/
Voelckers8246/
Velkers80201/
Wilkers80169/
Volckers7533/
Volkersz7531/
Welchers755/
Vollkers751/
Vlkers712/
Völkers67565/
Vulkers6786/
Vølkers6712/
Vilkers672/
Vílkers671/
Bilkers671/
Wilkirs670/
Völckers63100/
Wilchers633/
Wilkorsz632/
Welkirch631/
Blkirs5710/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Woelkers
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