Wolke Surname
Approximately 2,988 people bear this surname
Wolke Surname Definition:
(German) Dweller at the sign of the wolf; one with the characteristics of a wolf.
Wolke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,328 | 1:60,622 | 7,798 |
| United States | 1,144 | 1:316,835 | 28,949 |
| Netherlands | 105 | 1:160,830 | 23,699 |
| Brazil | 99 | 1:2,162,367 | 67,701 |
| Poland | 85 | 1:447,162 | 46,049 |
| Sweden | 56 | 1:175,835 | 12,146 |
| Denmark | 23 | 1:245,422 | 19,084 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 92 | 1:545,855 | 37,602 |
Wolke (33) may also be a first name.
Wolke Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Dweller at the sign of the wolf; one with the characteristics of a wolf.
Wolke Demographics
Average Wolke Salary in
United States
$46,268 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wolke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wolke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wolke is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wolke? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 148,050th most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,438,938 people. The last name Wolke is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Wolke reside; 49 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Wolke is also the 1,807,719th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 33 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 1,328 people, or 1 in 60,622. In Germany Wolke is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 36 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 28 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent reside. Beside Germany it occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 4 percent reside.
Wolke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wolke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wolke surname expanded 1,243 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wolke Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wolke surname are 22.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.9% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wolke earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.23% more than the national average, earning $46,268 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.21% more than the national average, earning $50,286 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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