Cwiak Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Cwiak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cwiak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1541:2,353,629145,693
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Ćwiak (1) are calculated separately.

Cwiak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cwiak is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Ćwiak. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cwiak? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cwiak is the 1,267,784th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Cwiak reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 2,353,629. In The United States Cwiak is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 42 percent live, California, where 18 percent live and Wisconsin, where 11 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 11 percent live and Poland, where 2 percent live.

Cwiak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cwiak are 24.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.05% being registered with the political party.

The amount Cwiak earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.45% less than the national average, earning $42,956 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.03% less than the national average, earning $44,699 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ćwiak931/
Cwiack914/
Cwiok80229/
Kwiak804/
Cwjak801/
Cvijak7320/
Jzwiak7312/
Chviak731/
Chuiakh67170/
Zwijack6721/
Kwaiyak6718/
Kwiatke677/
Jìzwiak673/

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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 Cwiak
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