Waack Surname

179,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Waack Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waack Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,4461:55,6757,216
United States6771:535,39044,465
Brazil971:2,206,95268,831
Australia711:380,22131,281
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
England161:3,482,379114,324
Norway151:342,81932,589
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Waack Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waack is found most frequently in Germany. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Waack.

How Common Is The Last Name Waack? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 179,668th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,069,733 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Waack reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 1,446 people, or 1 in 55,675. In Germany Waack is most frequent in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 45 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 8 percent are found. Beside Germany this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Waack Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Waack has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Waack surname rose 1,539 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Waack Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Waack last name are 32.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 79.08% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Waack earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 3.45% less than the national average, earning 334,136 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.43% more than the national average, earning $47,216 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.99% more than the national average, earning $50,672 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Wack893,976/
Waak89650/
Whack80485/
Wacke80112/
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Waick8043/
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Vaack800/
Wuack800/
Wak753,221/
Waschk73640/
Watcke7370/
Waaske736/
Wahake732/
Wascke732/
Bahack732/
Waakhz731/
Wuhack731/
Wake6721,058/
Waag671,318/
Weak67442/
Vaak67250/
Wakh67237/
Waik67205/
Vack67190/
Wock67185/
Wauk6777/
Hwak6758/
Wajk6751/
Watc6744/
Wacková6718/
Wacs6716/
Waax677/
Wakk675/
Waśk674/
Uaac674/
Wasc673/
Wuac673/
Vwac672/
Wahc672/
Vwak672/
Whak672/
Waaq672/
Wwac672/
Wahk671/
Wakq671/
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Wakc671/
Hwac671/
Uaak671/
Wacg671/
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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 Waack
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