Weeke Surname

457,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 740 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Weeke Surname Definition:

(English and Scandinavian) belonging to Week, a phonologically more correct form than the commoner Wick, q.v.

Three of the Somerset places so named are or were called indifferently Week or Wick.

Weeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4171:193,05922,332
United States1311:2,766,862164,942
Netherlands751:225,16229,957
Denmark541:104,5329,834
Mexico271:4,597,26727,985
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
England11:55,718,059489,080
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Weeke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English and Scandinavian) belonging to Week, a phonologically more correct form than the commoner Wick, q.v.

Three of the Somerset places so named are or were called indifferently Week or Wick.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the dairy farm; one who came from Week (dairy farm), the name of several places in England.

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

Weeke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Weeke occurs most in Germany. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weeke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 457,199th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,848,035 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Weeke reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 417 people, or 1 in 193,059. In Germany Weeke is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 74 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 9 percent live and Berlin, where 7 percent live. Not including Germany this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and The Netherlands, where 10 percent live.

Weeke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Weeke has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 312 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Weeke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Weeke surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Weeke surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Weeke earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 17.27% less than the national average, earning 286,313 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.81% more than the national average, earning $49,107 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.24% less than the national average, earning $45,094 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weeske9164/
Weekie9143/
Weekeh9123/
Weecke9118/
Weeket9116/
Weekey918/
Weekee911/
Weke893,660/
Week89962/
Wheeker83102/
Weecker830/
Wecke801,211/
Weeka80377/
Veeke80360/
Weeck80184/
Weike80173/
Waeke80108/
Weake8090/
Woeke8075/
Wieke8072/
Wehke8056/
Wekke8045/
Wekei8022/
Wetke8021/
Weekx8020/
Wejke8018/
Wheke8018/
Weeky8013/
Wueke8010/
Wekee807/
Weesk806/
Weeki805/
Wekeh805/
Wedke803/
Weyke803/
Wekea802/
Hweke801/
Wekej801/
Weket801/
Wekey801/
Hweek801/
Wek751,520/
Weckes73116/
Weecks7370/
Wheesk7356/
Wettke7348/
Wedtke7348/
Weißke7346/
Beekeh7332/
Wetcke7324/
Wiecke7323/
Weidke7317/
Weitke7316/
Woecke7316/
Weszke7311/
Weikes7310/
Weskes737/
Veekee737/
Wheece736/
Weeche736/
Weekha736/
Weicke735/
Weekoi735/
Wheeks734/
Weakey734/
Wehske734/
Beheke733/
Veeket733/
Veeker732/
Wiekey732/
Hweeks732/
Waecke732/
Weekit732/
Wethke731/
Wueker731/
Wiekie731/
Wecket731/
Weekis731/
Weikeh731/
Weikei731/
Veekhe731/
Weshke731/
Weakeh731/
Wehkei731/
Wekees731/
Wiekeh731/
Weakee731/
Week's731/
Wehcke731/
Wetket731/
Veecke731/
Wescke730/
Weiked730/
Wueske730/
Weckey730/
Wuecke730/
Wetkes730/
Weskee730/
Wegker730/
Wedker730/
Wake6721,058/
Weck676,565/
Weka676,477/
Wike674,897/
Weik674,111/
Woke673,412/
Wyke672,027/
Wiek671,026/
Weschke67709/
Weki67498/
Veke67470/
Weeg67467/
Weak67442/
Ueke67342/
Weky67247/
Veek67188/
Weisker67138/
Weycker67138/
Weahkee6766/
Weidtke6749/
Beekhee6740/
Wekx6738/
Weisske6731/
Weißker6727/
Wettcke6721/
Wejåker6720/
Wejk6710/
Weechee679/
Wäke677/
Wekh674/
Weiåker674/
Weqe674/
Weicket672/
Wesk672/
Weyk672/
Woehcke671/
Weidker671/
Weikedh671/
Weuk671/
Weiscke671/
Weichee671/
Vwek671/
Wedk671/
Weekhay671/
Wekg671/
Wekq671/
Wjke671/
Whecker670/
Weiskey670/
Wesckke670/
Wheakey670/
Weckett670/
Weskeit670/
Wetk670/

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