Wolanek Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wolanek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolanek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland371:1,027,26372,414
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Wolanek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wolanek is found in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wolanek.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolanek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,220,661st most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Wolanek are found; 51 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 51 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Wolanek is most common in Poland, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 1,027,263. Beside Poland this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 47 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Wolanek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wolanek has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 425 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wolanek Last Name Statistics demography

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

Wolanek earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 50.3% more than the national average, earning $64,854 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wollanek9360/
Wolaneck930/
Wolanik86208/
Wolanyk8674/
Volanek8619/
Walanek861/
Wolanick8011/
Wollanik8011/
Wolhanik806/
Wolajnyk805/
Wollenek801/
Wolaniec801/
Wolanijk801/
Wolanyck801/
Volhanek801/
Wolhanuik752/
Wolleneck750/
Bolonek71202/
Bulanek71145/
Volánek71101/
Wolenec7123/
Wolenik7119/
Welanyk7115/
Volanik7112/
Welonek7110/
Wolanic718/
Wolonik712/
Bolanik712/
Valanek711/
Welanec711/
Volanec711/
Wolenyk711/
Volyanik67103/
Volhanik6740/
Volanick6737/
Wallanik6729/
Wolonick6722/
Walyanik678/
Volyanyk676/
Wolajnyková675/
Volianik672/
Voleneck671/
Wollenik671/
Bulyanek670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wolanek
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