Gawelek Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Gawelek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gawelek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Gawelek Last Name Facts

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

Gawelek has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gawelek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gawelek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,620,164th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 29 percent of Gawelek reside; 28 percent reside in North America and 28 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Gawelek is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 4,474,802. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 6 percent are found, South Carolina, where 6 percent are found and Virginia, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 11 percent are found and Germany, where 8 percent are found.

Gawelek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gawelek last name are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.82% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gawelek earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 11.62% more than the national average, earning $48,163 USD per year and in Canada they earn 61.34% more than the national average, earning $80,158 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gawellek93148/
Gawelleck881/
Gawełek86533/
Gavelek86185/
Gawalek86111/
Gawolek8619/
Gawelik8618/
Hawelek867/
Aweleke865/
Gawelec861/
Gaweleg861/
Hawellek8091/
Gawollek8066/
Gawallek8028/
Gawaleck8014/
Geylek7732/
Gailek7712/
Gaylek776/
Awilek775/
Haelek774/
Gaulek772/
Galeak770/
Gawalleck755/
Hawelleck752/
Göbelek71986/
Ayeleke71317/
Oweleke71153/
Gawałek71112/
Gavelik7146/
Gavalek7145/
Gawołek7143/
Hawełek7141/
Havelek7135/
Gaelick7133/
Gawalik7122/
Govelek7110/
Awelike717/
Gaveleková716/
Gawolik712/
Gowolek711/
Gavolek711/
Gavelex711/
Yelek671,222/
Eylek6739/
Eilek6727/
Aleak6710/
Aulek678/
Aleik677/
Aleek675/
Gaeleigh673/
Gavelike672/
Ailek672/
Eulek671/
Gavhalek671/
Gavelick671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gawelek
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