Vanék Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Vanék Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vanék Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Vanek (7,639), Vaněk (6,577) & Vañek (154) are calculated separately.

Vanék Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vanék is found in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Vanek, Vaněk or Vañek. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanék? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vanék is the 6,723,624th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Vanék reside; 75 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 75 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Vanék is most numerous in Slovenia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 414,612. Excluding Slovenia it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 13 percent reside and Switzerland, where 13 percent reside.

Vanék Last Name Statistics demography

Vanék earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 14.78% less than the national average, earning R 202,512 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vanek937,639/
Vaněk936,577/
Vañek87154/
Vanik803,642/
Vaník80514/
Vanyk80178/
Vaneck73943/
Vaneyk73253/
Vainik73107/
Vanick73102/
Vaynik7391/
Vannik7391/
Vannek7372/
Vanyok7355/
Vanaik7350/
Vannyk7332/
Vanike7316/
Vatnyk7315/
Vaneik7312/
Vaneek7311/
Vaneuk735/
Vanetk733/
Vanhek733/
Vainyk731/
Vhanek731/
Vaneak731/
Vagnik731/
Vanikh731/
Vasnek731/
Vankova673,735/
Vanneck67197/
Vanheck67144/
Vauhnik67106/
Vaneijk6748/
Vanecke6738/
Vaneske6733/
Vasnaik6729/
Vainikk6728/
Vatnick6721/
Vanheek6718/
Vagneck679/
Vasnick678/
Vasnnik678/
Vahanik677/
Vaneyke677/
Vaneick676/
Vayanik676/
Vahanek676/
Vaasnik674/
Vajanik673/
Vejanik673/
Vannick673/
Vanoyke672/
Vanoyck672/
Vanheke672/
Vanijck672/
Vanniek672/
Vannoyk671/
Vijanik671/
Vankowa671/
Vaunaik671/
Vasnuik671/
Vasnike671/
Vaineck671/
Vanesck671/
Vhanaik671/
Vannike671/
Vanuyck670/
Vanayke670/
Vanieck670/

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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 Vanék
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