Wülker Surname
Approximately 113 people bear this surname
Wülker Surname User-submission:
The name comes from the job of the "Walker", or "Tuchwalker" ("Walker of cloth"). The clothes were cleaned by soaking with urine, and after that, kneading them with the feet of the "Walker", who stood in a big vessel with the clothes.
Read More About This SurnameWülker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 112 | 1:718,799 | 54,527 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Wulker (62) are calculated separately.
Wülker Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name comes from the job of the "Walker", or "Tuchwalker" ("Walker of cloth"). The clothes were cleaned by soaking with urine, and after that, kneading them with the feet of the "Walker", who stood in a big vessel with the clothes.
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Where Does The Last Name Wülker Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wülker is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Wulker. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wülker.
How Common Is The Last Name Wülker? popularity and diffusion
Wülker is the 1,718,748th most frequently used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wülker live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 718,799. In Germany Wülker is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 79 percent live, Hamburg, where 10 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 5 percent live. Apart from Germany Wülker exists in one country. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 1 percent live.
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