Gawecka Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Norway

Gawecka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gawecka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:2,422,52489,093
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

The alternate forms: Gawęcka (10) are calculated separately.

Gawecka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gawecka is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Gawęcka. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gawecka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gawecka is the 2,843,861st most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname Gawecka is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Gawecka reside; 68 percent reside in Northern Europe and 49 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 2,422,524. In England Gawecka is mostly found in: Greater London, where 61 percent live, Devon, where 26 percent live and Nottinghamshire, where 4 percent live. Apart from England this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Poland, where 9 percent live.

Gawecka Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gawecka earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 6.26% more than the national average, earning 367,753 kr per year and in United States they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $37,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gawęcka9510/
Gawecki86434/
Gavecka861/
Gawicka861/
Gawencki8029/
Gawiecki8012/
Gawedzka806/
Gawęcki711,341/
Gawicki7149/
Gawedzki6734/
Gawetski677/
Gawędzka677/
Gavencky674/
Gavetska673/
Gawęncki672/
Gavedska672/
Gawendzki632/
Gavetskaya5911/
Gowicki574/
Gawędzki53498/
Gowetski5349/
Gavetski534/
Gavetsky533/
Gawądzki532/
Gavedski531/
Gawêdzki531/
Gowetzky531/
Gonvecki531/
Gavetskiy505/

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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 Gawecka
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