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 occurs in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nowek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 258,507th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 4,788,138 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 is most widespread in Poland, where it is borne by 1,372 people, or 1 in 27,703. Not including Poland this surname is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Nowek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nowek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nowek last name rose 263 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nowek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nowek surname are 31.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 84.62% being 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
  • 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 Nowek
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