Gawek Surname

621,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Gawek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gawek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland3901:97,45814,907
Philippines351:2,892,521138,859
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397

Gawek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gawek is found in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gawek.

How Common Is The Last Name Gawek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gawek is the 621,618th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 14,752,117 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Gawek reside; 79 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 79 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most common in Poland, where it is carried by 390 people, or 1 in 97,458. Besides Poland this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 7 percent live and Germany, where 5 percent live.

Gawek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gawek last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Gawek earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gawiek911/
Gaweke911/
Gaek8984/
Gaweick831/
Gajek806,285/
Gawec8092/
Gayek8045/
Gawik8035/
Gavek8029/
Gowek8019/
Gaiek8010/
Gaeck807/
Gawyk801/
Gewek800/
Gawiec7349/
Gaieck7333/
Gajeck7333/
Gawick7330/
Gaevik7314/
Gayeke7310/
Gaveck736/
Gayeck731/
Gaveak731/
Gajiek731/
Gaveke731/
Ngayek731/
Gabeck730/
Gaik673,773/
Gauk67927/
Gayk67904/
Goek67171/
Gajk6754/
Gaswick6733/
Gaveske6725/
Geak6719/
Göwecke6715/
Geyk675/
Gaeg673/
Gaeq671/
Ghayekh671/
Gauwick671/
Gaveick670/

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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 Gawek
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