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

The last name Gawlak occurs in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gawlak? popularity and diffusion

It is the 181,156th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,101,083 people. The surname 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 last name Gawlak is most widely held in Poland, where it is held by 1,721 people, or 1 in 22,085. Beside Poland Gawlak exists in 14 countries. It is also found 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 bearing the Gawlak last name are 5.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national 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
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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 Gawlak
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