Wolke Surname

148,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,988 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Guam

Wolke Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at the sign of the wolf; one with the characteristics of a wolf.

Wolke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3281:60,6227,798
United States1,1441:316,83528,949
Netherlands1051:160,83023,699
Brazil991:2,162,36767,701
Poland851:447,16246,049
Sweden561:175,83512,146
Denmark231:245,42219,084
England191:2,932,529101,561
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Austria161:532,21549,801
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Guam81:20,0153,029
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States921:545,85537,602

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woelke912,245/
Wohlke91151/
Wolkey9198/
Wolcke9128/
Wollke9118/
Woolke917/
Wolkie916/
Wolhke915/
Wolkes913/
Wolkei912/
Woilke911/
Wolket910/
Wolkee910/
Wolk896,377/
Woehlke83338/
Woelcke8369/
Wohlcke8353/
Woilhke834/
Wolkees834/
Woellke833/
Woolkey831/
Woelkey831/
Wollker831/
Woilker830/
Woolket830/
Wholkie830/
Walke807,074/
Volke802,407/
Wolka80248/
Wulke80223/
Wohlk80179/
Wolki80130/
Wolck8097/
Wolks8047/
Wolhk8014/
Woulk804/
Wolky802/
Wolkk801/
Wollk801/
Wülke801/
Woolk800/
Woilk800/
Woehlcke7749/
Wolkesch771/
Walkey73995/
Woelki73626/
Volcke73459/
Walkie73163/
Woelky73158/
Volkes73107/
Voelke7371/
Volkey7339/
Wohllk7336/
Walkee7335/
Boolke7333/
Wahlke7323/
Bolkey7312/
Bolhke7312/
Woulka7310/
Woolck738/
Hwalke738/
Bolkhe734/
Walkei734/
Woylek733/
Waalke733/
Walkea733/
Walhke732/
Walkhe732/
Bolcke732/
Volkeu731/
Wolkay731/
Woslck731/
Wulkey731/
Wollce731/
Wollck731/
Vohlke731/
Walcke731/
Volkie731/
Walkke731/
Woslki731/
Walkje731/
Wuolki731/
Wwalke731/
Wolkai731/
Wolkhi731/
Woglik731/
Bolkeh731/
Bolkei731/
Boulke731/
Bollke731/
Wulcke730/
Wholck730/
Waulke730/
Woolce730/
Wulkie730/
Volk6774,069/
Walk679,976/
Waalkes67458/
Wasilke67106/
Wolkowa6754/
Wolkova6734/
Wolková6728/
Wolkitt6719/
Walkerr6715/
Wolkoys6714/
Bohlcke6714/
Wasylke6712/
Wołk6710/
Waalker6710/
Walkeer678/
Bollëke677/
Wolquer676/
Wallkey675/
Walkett675/
Woolcey675/
Walkhed675/
Walkees674/
Wutllke673/
Wolg673/
Wwalker672/
Waulker672/
Wojcilk672/
Bohhlke671/
Volkest671/
Walkess671/
Wallkes671/
Wahlker671/
Voehlke671/
Voelkei671/
Voulker671/
Weulker671/
Wãlk671/
Woulkai671/
Wolq671/
Wolkait671/
Walckez671/
Walkeys670/
Walkeep670/
Vollker670/
Whelkey670/
Wolkuis670/
Voolker670/
Bohlkee670/
Wohlcka670/
Woolkit670/
Waslker670/
Weulkey670/
Voulkes670/

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