Romanek Surname

124,737th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Romanek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Romanek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2,2951:16,5622,433
United States6771:535,39044,465
Brazil1691:1,266,71243,490
Ukraine1341:339,72242,409
Hungary971:101,1999,765
Canada701:526,36644,416
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
Austria291:293,63633,260
England251:2,228,72284,230
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Belarus211:452,43144,053
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
France61:11,070,454349,096
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Norway61:857,04855,549
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Románek (237) are calculated separately.

Romanek Last Name Facts

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

Romanek (Russian: Романек) occurs more in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Románek. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Romanek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 124,737th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,994,948 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Romanek reside; 70 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 63 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Romanek is most frequently used in Poland, where it is borne by 2,295 people, or 1 in 16,562. Barring Poland it is found in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and Brazil, where 5 percent live.

Romanek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Romanek surname are 7.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.61% being registered with the political party.

The amount Romanek earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 19.61% less than the national average, earning R 191,028 per year; in United States they earn 10.39% more than the national average, earning $47,633 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.7% less than the national average, earning $49,334 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Romanek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Romanek in the Russian language
Романекromanek-

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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 Romanek
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