Last Name WELK

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • WELK is ranked as the 11546th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 3,074.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 0.96 people named WELK for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named WELK is 2,262, the rank is 14,335 and the proportion per 100k Americans named WELK is 0.71.

Last Names WELK
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 3,074 +/-6.4%
  • National Rank 11,546
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.0

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 2,262
  • National Rank 14,335
  • Proportion/100k 0.71

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name WELK is 96.2% White, 0.8% Hispanic origin, 0.7% Black, 0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name WELK have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Black.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name WELK is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name WELK

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 96.2% 63.9% 32.3%
Hispanic origin 0.8% 16.3% -15.5%
Black 0.7% 12.3% -11.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.4% 4.9% -4.5%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.4% 0.7% -0.3%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named WELK is Pennsylvania where 305 people have this name.
  • North Dakota is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named WELK, as 38.06 in every 100,000 North Dakotans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of North Dakota.
  • North Dakota is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is South Carolina (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 56 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names WELK State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 210 1.63 96.2% Indiana 60 0.92 86.9% Iowa 82 2.64 91.5% Kansas 14 0.48 60.8% Michigan 41 0.41 84.1% Minnesota 147 2.7 95.5% Missouri 0 0 0.0% Nebraska 33 1.75 77.7% North Dakota 281 38.06 98.7% Ohio 66 0.57 87.4% South Dakota 71 8.29 90.8% Wisconsin 246 4.27 97.5%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name WELK

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 210 1.63 96.2%
Indiana 60 0.92 86.9%
Iowa 82 2.64 91.5%
Kansas 14 0.48 60.8%
Michigan 41 0.41 84.1%
Minnesota 147 2.7 95.5%
Missouri 0 0 0.0%
Nebraska 33 1.75 77.7%
North Dakota 281 38.06 98.7%
Ohio 66 0.57 87.4%
South Dakota 71 8.29 90.8%
Wisconsin 246 4.27 97.5%
West State Statistics Last-Names WELK State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 61.5% Arizona 51 0.75 88.4% California 237 0.61 95.7% Colorado 41 0.76 86.5% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 23 1.43 75.6% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 9 0.32 56.5% New Mexico 10 0.47 54.1% Oregon 73 1.84 91.4% Utah 17 0.56 66.1% Washington 224 3.18 97.3% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name WELK

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 61.5%
Arizona 51 0.75 88.4%
California 237 0.61 95.7%
Colorado 41 0.76 86.5%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 23 1.43 75.6%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 9 0.32 56.5%
New Mexico 10 0.47 54.1%
Oregon 73 1.84 91.4%
Utah 17 0.56 66.1%
Washington 224 3.18 97.3%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names WELK State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 35 0.96 84.0% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 12 0.18 50.6% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 0 0 0.0% New York 98 0.49 91.1% Pennsylvania 305 2.39 97.3% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name WELK

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 35 0.96 84.0%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 12 0.18 50.6%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 0 0 0.0%
New York 98 0.49 91.1%
Pennsylvania 305 2.39 97.3%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics Last-Names WELK State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 34 0.71 82.1% Arkansas 6 0.22 47.1% Delaware 14 1.52 82.1% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 88 0.44 93.6% Georgia 19 0.19 76.3% Kentucky 6 0.15 45.3% Louisiana 7 0.14 41.6% Maryland 103 1.72 94.4% Mississippi 0 0 0.0% North Carolina 13 0.13 72.9% Oklahoma 36 0.92 79.3% South Carolina 6 0.13 51.4% Tennessee 26 0.39 82.2% Texas 107 0.4 91.8% Virginia 39 0.47 86.5% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name WELK

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 34 0.71 82.1%
Arkansas 6 0.22 47.1%
Delaware 14 1.52 82.1%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 88 0.44 93.6%
Georgia 19 0.19 76.3%
Kentucky 6 0.15 45.3%
Louisiana 7 0.14 41.6%
Maryland 103 1.72 94.4%
Mississippi 0 0 0.0%
North Carolina 13 0.13 72.9%
Oklahoma 36 0.92 79.3%
South Carolina 6 0.13 51.4%
Tennessee 26 0.39 82.2%
Texas 107 0.4 91.8%
Virginia 39 0.47 86.5%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with WELK as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have WELK as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named WELK.

The most popular full name is James WELK. 2.57% of all the people named WELK have this given name.

There are 350 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name WELK

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James WELK 2.57%
2 John WELK 2.11%
3 Robert WELK 2.11%
4 Richard WELK 1.96%
5 David WELK 1.51%
6 Donald WELK 1.36%
7 Brian WELK 1.21%
8 Edward WELK 1.21%
9 Barbara WELK 1.06%
10 Mary WELK 1.06%
11 William WELK 1.06%
12 Carol WELK 0.91%
13 Kenneth WELK 0.91%
14 Linda WELK 0.91%
15 Thomas WELK 0.91%
16 Charles WELK 0.76%
17 Joan WELK 0.76%
18 Lois WELK 0.76%
19 Margaret WELK 0.76%
20 Nancy WELK 0.76%