Gancarek Surname

607,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Gancarek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gancarek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland4661:81,56412,655
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Iceland91:42,2322,922
France81:8,302,840321,660
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Gancarek Last Name Facts

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

Gancarek is more frequently found in Poland than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gancarek.

How Common Is The Last Name Gancarek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gancarek is the 607,405th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 14,289,306 people. The surname Gancarek is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Gancarek reside; 91 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 91 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

Gancarek is most frequent in Poland, where it is borne by 466 people, or 1 in 81,564. Apart from Poland it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 4 percent live and Iceland, where 2 percent live.

Gancarek Last Name Statistics demography

Gancarek earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.3% less than the national average, earning $30,938 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Gancarek
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