Nowek Surname

258,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Nowek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nowek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,3721:27,7034,216
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
England161:3,482,379114,324
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Norway121:428,52437,411
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Nowek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nowek is most common in Poland. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nowek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 258,507th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,788,138 people. The surname Nowek occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Nowek reside; 90 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 90 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Nowek is most widespread in Poland, where it is borne by 1,372 people, or 1 in 27,703. Beside Poland Nowek is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Nowek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nowek has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 263 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nowek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nowek surname are 31.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 84.62% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nowek earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.21% more than the national average, earning $47,988 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.76% more than the national average, earning $53,040 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noweck9145/
Noweke911/
Noek89215/
Nouweke831/
Nowezke830/
Nowik804,589/
Nojek80937/
Novek80340/
Nyoek80114/
Noyek8066/
Ngoek8037/
Noiek8012/
Nowyk809/
Nawek808/
Noweg807/
Nuwek805/
Newek804/
Noeyk802/
Nnoek801/
Noweková773/
Noweakht771/
Gnojek73511/
Nowick73273/
Noveck73192/
Nowigk7346/
Naweke7314/
Nuweke735/
Nobeck734/
Noueke733/
Nojiek732/
Nooeak732/
Nouvek732/
Ngojek731/
Noeyok731/
Ngoyek731/
Ngouek731/
Nowoik731/
Nowiec731/
Nowaik731/
Noyeke731/
Noveks731/
Noevik731/
Nowisk731/
Nowajk731/
Naek6726,624/
Noyk676,028/
Nouk672,071/
Neek671,220/
Noik67711/
Neak67361/
Nuek67208/
Neuk67196/
Nyek67193/
Nowicke67191/
Niek67163/
Neik67101/
Noec6745/
Noeg6732/
Noveske6724/
Noeyack6713/
Nowisck677/
Neuweck672/
Neweeck671/
Nojk671/
Nohueke671/
Neyk671/

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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 Nowek
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