Gajek Surname

77,791st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Gajek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gajek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland5,6411:6,738836
Germany3791:212,41524,030
United States1221:2,970,975173,956
France441:1,509,607143,950
Bosnia and Herzegovina241:147,3509,891
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
England161:3,482,379114,324
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Norway81:642,78647,258
Wales61:515,75523,171
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Gajek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gajek is borne by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gajek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gajek is the 77,791st most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,159,514 people. The surname Gajek is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Gajek are found; 90 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 90 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most common in Poland, where it is held by 5,641 people, or 1 in 6,738. Without taking into account Poland Gajek exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Gajek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gajek surname are 5.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.85% being registered with the party.

The amount Gajek earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 48.41% more than the national average, earning 513,624 kr per year; in United States they earn 28.08% more than the national average, earning $55,265 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.96% more than the national average, earning $58,107 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gajsek91114/
Gajeck9133/
Gasjek918/
Gajeak915/
Gatjek911/
Gajiek911/
Ajek89210/
Gaek8984/
Gajk8954/
Gajeske8379/
Gatjeak831/
Hajek808,388/
Gacek807,574/
Gasek80987/
Ajeck80670/
Gajak80630/
Gawek80494/
Gajec80431/
Gazek80174/
Gajik8073/
Gayek8045/
Gajuk8043/
Gagek8029/
Gaják8019/
Gaiek8010/
Gajke808/
Gaeck807/
Gajeg804/
Gajok802/
Gojek802/
Gajex802/
Aujek801/
Gajck801/
Gaijk801/
Aek7527,122/
Ajk7528/
Hajeck7364/
Ngazek7363/
Gaysek7356/
Gaieck7333/
Gadjik7326/
Gajňák7320/
Gazeke7317/
Gaisek7314/
Garzek7311/
Gajake7310/
Gayeke7310/
Gojsek737/
Ngajuk736/
Gajzik735/
Gaseke735/
Gajakh734/
Ghajak734/
Ngajak733/
Gaujik732/
Gazsek732/
Gejeek731/
Gayeck731/
Gaujak731/
Gaijik731/
Gajkhe731/
Gajoik731/
Hajeek731/
Hajiek731/
Ngayek731/
Gaweke731/
Gawiek731/
Gaseck731/
Gasekh731/
Gujeke731/
Guejek731/
Gaceck731/
Gajiok731/
Ngojek731/
Gatcek730/
Ajok6787,021/
Ajak6783,525/
Gaik673,773/
Ajik671,971/
Gajdzik671,522/
Ajuk671,081/
Gauk67927/
Gayk67904/
Gajc67546/
Awek67382/
Ujek67269/
Ayek67211/
Goek67171/
Ojek67168/
Ejek6729/
Geak6719/
Ajeg6711/
Ijek6710/
Hajk679/
Aiek679/
Aekh678/
Geyk675/
Gojk675/
Gajkova673/
Gaeg673/
Gajková672/
Ajec672/
Ghasekh671/
Hajieck671/
Gaujake671/
Godjeke671/
Ghadjik671/
Ghayekh671/
Ghazekh671/
Gadziek671/
Gaeq671/
Gaiseck671/
Ajkh671/
Ghajike671/
Gauseke671/
Yjek671/
Aekc671/
Aekg671/
Ajqe671/
Ajgk671/
Ajeq671/
Ajkq671/
Ajkt671/
Aijk671/
Aujk671/
Gajg671/
Gajaque671/
Gujk671/

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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 Gajek
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