Gawlak Surname

181,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Gawlak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gawlak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,7211:22,0853,342
United States4461:812,68862,481
Brazil921:2,326,89571,923
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
England121:4,643,172139,951
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Gawlak Last Name Facts

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

Gawlak is found most frequently in Poland. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gawlak.

How Common Is The Last Name Gawlak? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gawlak is the 181,156th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,101,083 people. The last name Gawlak is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Gawlak reside; 73 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 73 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Poland, where it is held by 1,721 people, or 1 in 22,085. Outside of Poland it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Gawlak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gawlak surname are 5.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gawlak earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 5.91% more than the national average, earning $45,697 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.43% more than the national average, earning $69,772 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gawlack923/
Gavlak83565/
Gawlok83131/
Gowlak834/
Gavliak7761/
Gavlyak775/
Gavllak773/
Gavlák67283/
Gablac6720/
Gavlaková6711/
Gavlakova6710/
Gavlac675/
Gablok673/
Gavliaková6333/
Gavliakova6310/
Gavlock6289/
Govlyak622/
Goblyak622/
Gowlock620/
Goblag5011/

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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 Gawlak
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