Wolkers Surname

698,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wolkers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolkers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2171:77,82113,137
Brazil1461:1,466,26349,230
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
France71:9,488,960336,266
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England51:11,143,612252,590
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Wolkers Last Name Facts

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

Wolkers is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolkers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wolkers is the 698,433rd most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 17,269,066 people. The surname Wolkers is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Wolkers reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wolkers is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 217 people, or 1 in 77,821. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Holland, where 66 percent reside, Flevoland, where 11 percent reside and South Holland, where 11 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 35 percent reside and Germany, where 6 percent reside.

Wolkers Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wolkers earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 37.26% less than the national average, earning 217,114 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 1.99% more than the national average, earning R 242,376 per year and in United States they earn 16.51% less than the national average, earning $36,025 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woelkers93245/
Wolckers9310/
Woolkers930/
Volkers863,331/
Walkers86263/
Bolkers862/
Voelkers80119/
Walkiers8089/
Volckers8033/
Volkersz8031/
Walker's803/
Volkaers802/
Vollkers801/
Waalkers801/
Walckiers75464/
Voelckers7546/
Vulkers7186/
Valkers712/
Walcers712/
Walkirs711/
Walkars710/
Valkiers67161/
Walchers672/
Volchers671/
Walkirss670/
Valckiers639/
Valkirs576/
Valcers571/
Volkirch5318/

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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 Wolkers
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