Waak Surname

504,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Finland

Waak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4181:867,12765,849
Germany1261:638,93250,304
Sweden371:266,12918,422
Finland291:189,54116,328
Norway141:367,30634,015
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Waak (10) may also be a first name.

Waak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waak is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 504,985th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,211,609 people. The last name Waak occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Waak reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 418 people, or 1 in 867,127. In The United States Waak is most prevalent in: Texas, where 24 percent live, Wisconsin, where 18 percent live and Maryland, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 19 percent live and Sweden, where 6 percent live.

Waak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Waak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Waak last name rose 2,459 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Waak are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Waak earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 25.19% less than the national average, earning 258,905 kr per year and in United States they earn 9.43% more than the national average, earning $47,218 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waack892,374/
Wahak8993/
Waake8935/
Waaks8918/
Waask891/
Waaik891/
Wak863,221/
Waaske806/
Wahake802/
Waakhz801/
Waachk801/
Wake7521,058/
Wack753,976/
Waag751,318/
Weak75442/
Vaak75250/
Wakh75237/
Waik75205/
Wauk7577/
Hwak7558/
Wajk7551/
Waax757/
Wakk755/
Waśk754/
Waaq752/
Whak752/
Vwak752/
Wakq751/
Wahk751/
Wakc751/
Uaak751/
Whack67485/
Waike67470/
Watke67177/
Wauke67160/
Wacke67112/
Waagø6798/
Weake6790/
Vahak6751/
Waszk6745/
Waick6743/
Waagh6736/
Wackt6733/
Vaask6733/
Wahag6731/
Wauck6726/
Wakke6721/
Wakhe6718/
Wackå679/
Wahaq677/
Wayke675/
Waikh674/
Vaľak674/
Baľak673/
Baaik673/
Weack672/
Baaak671/
Waykh671/
Wajkt671/
Wausk671/
Vwwak671/
Wathk671/
Waskh671/
Wgauk671/
Washk671/
Wadkh671/
Waatq671/
Wakck671/
Wazck671/
Wauks671/
Hwaik671/
Whake671/
Vaack670/
Wasks670/
Wuack670/
Waisk670/
Waugk670/

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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 Waak
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