Wachniak Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Wachniak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wachniak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Poland621:613,04455,163
Canada541:682,32655,162

Wachniak Last Name Facts

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

Wachniak occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wachniak? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,276,805th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. The last name Wachniak occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Wachniak reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Wachniak is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 5,753,316. In The United States it is most common in: Wisconsin, where 57 percent are found, Illinois, where 19 percent are found and Georgia, where 13 percent are found. Outside of The United States it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 35 percent are found and Canada, where 30 percent are found.

Wachniak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wachniak are 20.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.91% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wachniak earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.59% more than the national average, earning $49,012 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.94% less than the national average, earning $44,247 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wacniak9311/
Wochniak88403/
Bachniak88314/
Wechniak881/
Woschniak8255/
Baschniak822/
Wasniak8079/
Wazniak8047/
Wocniak803/
Woschniack781/
Bochniak755,141/
Warzniak757/
Wasniack751/
Woczniak751/
Wazzniak751/
Woschnjak7116/
Woschniok716/
Wosczniak712/
Wozniak6722,328/
Wosniak671,375/
Wojniak67842/
Woźniak67502/
Basniak67275/
Wożniak6721/
Wožniak6716/
Vazniak672/
Wasniac671/

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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 Wachniak
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