Wulke Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wulke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wulke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1391:579,17647,094
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Wülke (1) are calculated separately.

Wulke Last Name Facts

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

Wulke (Marathi: वूलके) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Wülke. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wulke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wulke is the 1,098,270th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 32,679,578 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Wulke live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 139 people, or 1 in 579,176. In Germany Wulke is most prevalent in: Brandenburg, where 29 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent are found. Besides Germany it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found.

Wulke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wulke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wulke last name rose 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wulke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wulke surname are 14.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.18% registered to vote for the party.

Wulke earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.79% more than the national average, earning $54,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wülke931/
Wulkey911/
Wulkie910/
Waulke910/
Wulcke910/
Wulk89167/
Wutllke833/
Waulker832/
Weulker831/
Weulkey830/
Wolke802,988/
Waulk80112/
Wulky8035/
Wulck8031/
Wulki8025/
Wulka807/
Woulk804/
Vulke802/
Weulk801/
Wulce800/
Wulkesch7747/
Woelke732,245/
Beulke73882/
Vulker73112/
Wolkey7398/
Buhlke7359/
Baulke7347/
Wolcke7328/
Wollke7318/
Woulka7310/
Bulkey7310/
Woolke737/
Wolkie736/
Wolhke735/
Wuilka735/
Wulgue734/
Bulkhe733/
Wulche732/
Wolkei732/
Waulck731/
Boulke731/
Wilhke731/
Wolkee730/
Vaulke730/
Wolk676,377/
Woehlke67338/
Wuilque67173/
Wülk67119/
Woelcke6769/
Vulk6763/
Wulc6717/
Baulkey678/
Wulx673/
Woellke673/
Wulg672/
Woolkey671/
Woelkey671/
Voulker671/
Woulkai671/
Whillke670/
Wholkie670/
Voulkes670/

Wulke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wulke in the Marathi language
वूलकेvulake-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wulke
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