Woelky Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Woelky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woelky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany741:1,087,91272,931
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Woelky Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woelky is found most frequently in Germany. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Woelky click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woelky? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,385,851st most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Woelky are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 1,087,912. In Germany Woelky is primarily concentrated in: Hamburg, where 28 percent are found, Bavaria, where 20 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 44 percent are found and Switzerland, where 4 percent are found.

Woelky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woelky has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Woelky surname increased 1,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woelky Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Woelky surname are 41.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 88.24% registered with the political party.

Woelky earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.35% more than the national average, earning $55,815 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woelkey921/
Welky91166/
Woelke832,245/
Woelki83626/
Wolkey8398/
Welkey8361/
Boelky8317/
Wealky832/
Weelky831/
Wolkay831/
Welkuy831/
Weslky831/
Weilky831/
Woehlke77338/
Woelcke7769/
Woelker7757/
Welkaya7712/
Wealkey773/
Woellke773/
Wielkey772/
Woolkey771/
Woelkie770/
Weulkey770/
Welke735,382/
Wolke732,988/
Velky73525/
Welka73443/
Wolka73248/
Wilky73160/
Wolki73130/
Wölky7392/
Welki7372/
Wulky7335/
Wylky730/
Woehlcke7149/
Woelcker7122/
Boelckey714/
Boehlkey711/
Wilkey676,198/
Welkie67188/
Wielki67166/
Velkey67110/
Weilke6784/
Voelke6771/
Velkyi6749/
Wielka6748/
Vellky6741/
Volkey6739/
Welcke6739/
Wielke6737/
Wollke6718/
Wellke6717/
Wehlke6713/
Wuelke6712/
Voelki6712/
Willky6710/
Woulka6710/
Wälkky678/
Woolke677/
Wolkie676/
Waelke676/
Bealky675/
Welkei673/
Volkiy673/
Velkiy673/
Wolkei672/
Wllkey672/
Vielky672/
Welkai672/
Welkhe672/
Woelkeová671/
Wulkey671/
Wilkay671/
Weslke671/
Wolkai671/
Wolkhi671/
Woilke671/
Belkoy671/
Wailky671/
Wolkee670/
Wilkiy670/

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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
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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 Woelky
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