Wolbeck Surname

373,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 960 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wolbeck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolbeck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4401:182,96721,357
United States3881:934,17369,936
Canada1261:292,42527,191
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Wolbeck Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wolbeck is most common in Germany. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolbeck? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wolbeck is the 373,425th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,591,194 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Wolbeck are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Wolbeck is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 440 people, or 1 in 182,967. In Germany Wolbeck is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 86 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 7 percent are found and Bavaria, where 5 percent are found. Not including Germany it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Canada, where 13 percent are found.

Wolbeck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wolbeck has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wolbeck last name rose 9,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wolbeck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wolbeck are 37.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.24% registered with the political party.

The amount Wolbeck earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.81% less than the national average, earning $40,643 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.64% less than the national average, earning $45,388 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wollbeck9398/
Woolbeck930/
Wohlbeck930/
Wolbek9233/
Wolbec921/
Woollbeck880/
Walbeck86610/
Wolbeek8626/
Wolveck8615/
Bolbeck864/
Woulbek861/
Wolbegk861/
Wahlbeck80269/
Hvolbeck8033/
Wollbekk807/
Wallbeck800/
Whelbeck800/
Walbecke800/
Bolbec7769/
Wolvek7755/
Volbek7738/
Walbek7733/
Walbeek71247/
Walbecq7187/
Hvolbek719/
Balbeck719/
Walbäck714/
Wolvick712/
Walbick710/
Vollbek710/
Wahlbäck67160/
Wallbäck6745/
Vollbekk675/
Vahlbeck673/
Wallbecq671/
Ballbeck670/
Wholvick670/

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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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  • 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 Wolbeck
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