Gonek Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Gonek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gonek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1481:256,81632,128
Slovakia371:144,22826,002
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

The alternate forms: Gönek (162) are calculated separately.

Gonek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gonek (Russian: Гонек) has its highest incidence in Poland. It may also be found in the variant forms: Gönek. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gonek? popularity and diffusion

Gonek is the 963,821st most frequent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 26,990,911 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Gonek are found; 70 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 70 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Poland, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 256,816. Besides Poland Gonek exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 14 percent reside and Canada, where 13 percent reside.

Gonek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gonek last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gonek earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.14% more than the national average, earning $71,611 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gönek93162/
Goneke91159/
Goynek917/
Ngonek917/
Gonezk917/
Gosnek914/
Goneck913/
Goonek911/
Gongek911/
Goniek911/
Gomnek911/
Onek894,826/
Gottnek833/
Gootnek831/
Gongeck831/
Gouneke831/
Ghongek831/
Honek80691/
Günek80606/
Genek80546/
Oneke80486/
Gonik80256/
Ganek80207/
Gunek8046/
Gonec8029/
Ognek8020/
Ongek8013/
Goneg8012/
Oneck805/
Gonex802/
Oneak801/
Oneek801/
Osnek801/
Goneková7722/
Gonekova771/
Honeck731,056/
Gonyok73283/
Gonick73203/
Gosnik73189/
Ohneck73112/
Ganiek7392/
Honiek7364/
Ogneke7362/
Geneck7336/
Güneyk7334/
Gojnik7331/
Goneac7326/
Goynik7319/
Hongek7317/
Geneak7314/
Gomnik7314/
Ghanek7312/
Goinik738/
Oneske737/
Gannek737/
Gongik737/
Honnek735/
Gienek735/
Oneyke734/
Oneike734/
Nganek734/
Goniec733/
Honeke733/
Onneke733/
Gonnik732/
Geniek732/
Goyneg732/
Gonaik732/
Onecke732/
Gotnik731/
Oneick731/
Guneck731/
Gonegh731/
Agneïk731/
Agneke731/
Oyneke731/
Ngoneg731/
Osneke731/
Osneks731/
Gatnek731/
Gounik731/
Goinex731/
Gunnek731/
Ganekh731/
Oongek731/
Agnesk731/
Ganeke730/
Anek6712,449/
Onik674,690/
Onex67180/
Hohneck67161/
Hohneke67120/
Gonkova6779/
Goinhex6742/
Gonnykh6732/
Oneg6731/
Onec6730/
Honeick6729/
Goutnik6725/
Gosnick6716/
Gonnyok6714/
Ganneck678/
Houneke677/
Nganeck673/
Gonnick671/
Onekova671/
Honneck671/
Gotnick671/
Gonique671/
Honecke671/
Onyk671/
Oyneike671/
Gattnek671/
Gieniek671/
Ganekhe671/
Oneq671/
Housnek670/
Gunneck670/
Guthnek670/

Gonek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gonek in the Russian language
Гонекgonek-

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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 Gonek
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