Gawalek Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Gawalek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gawalek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico511:2,433,84720,676
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Germany141:5,750,390205,224

Gawalek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gawalek occurs more in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gawalek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gawalek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,736,881st most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Gawalek live; 87 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Hispano-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 2,433,847. In Mexico it is primarily concentrated in: San Luis Potosí, where 57 percent reside, Jalisco, where 25 percent reside and Oaxaca, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Mexico this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 41 percent reside and Germany, where 13 percent reside.

Gawalek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gawalek last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Gawalek earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.55% less than the national average, earning $35,578 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gawallek9328/
Gawaleck9314/
Gawalleck885/
Gawelek86124/
Gawałek86112/
Gavalek8645/
Gawalik8622/
Gawolek8619/
Awaleke864/
Gabalek861/
Gawellek80148/
Gawollek8066/
Hawallek806/
Gavhalek801/
Avalek771/
Gawelleck751/
Awoleke71589/
Gawełek71533/
Gavelek71185/
Gabalec71163/
Gavalec7182/
Gavalik7164/
Gawołek7143/
Owaleke7121/
Gawelik7118/
Hawalik716/
Gavaleková715/
Ahwalik715/
Gewalik713/
Gawolik712/
Gavolek711/
Gaweleg711/
Aivalek711/
Gowolek711/
Gawelec711/
Gawalig711/
Gavaleq711/
Gavalick6718/
Gavalikh673/
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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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  • 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 Gawalek
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