Wölker Surname
Approximately 565 people bear this surname
Wölker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 524 | 1:153,636 | 18,379 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
Wölker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wölker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wölker is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wölker.
How Common Is The Last Name Wölker? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 561,353rd most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 12,898,311 people. The surname Wölker occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wölker live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 524 people, or 1 in 153,636. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 45 percent reside, Bavaria, where 27 percent reside and Hesse, where 7 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 3 percent reside and Austria, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wölkert | 92 | 46 | / |
| Wlker | 91 | 26 | / |
| Wölckert | 86 | 1 | / |
| Völker | 83 | 21,511 | / |
| Welker | 83 | 18,670 | / |
| Wilker | 83 | 3,296 | / |
| Bölker | 83 | 179 | / |
| Wülker | 83 | 113 | / |
| Wälker | 83 | 23 | / |
| Whlker | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wlqker | 83 | 1 | / |
| Völcker | 77 | 741 | / |
| Welcker | 77 | 489 | / |
| Völkert | 77 | 271 | / |
| Woelker | 77 | 57 | / |
| Wölcher | 77 | 49 | / |
| Welkier | 77 | 36 | / |
| Welkert | 77 | 16 | / |
| Willker | 77 | 6 | / |
| Bölcker | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wilcker | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waelker | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wilhker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weulker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wilkerd | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wuilker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wielker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wuelker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wylcker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wellker | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wilkehr | 77 | 0 | / |
| Welkeer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Blker | 73 | 2 | / |
| Woelcker | 71 | 22 | / |
| Willkehr | 71 | 15 | / |
| Völckert | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wilckert | 71 | 1 | / |
| Welkcker | 71 | 1 | / |
| Velker | 67 | 845 | / |
| Vilker | 67 | 86 | / |
| Bülker | 67 | 23 | / |
| Uelker | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vylker | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vølker | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vlcker | 67 | 3 | / |
| Blkeir | 67 | 3 | / |
| Welkerová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Blkher | 67 | 2 | / |
| Völkerová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Völcer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welkir | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wölker
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