Wack Surname

116,020th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,976 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wack Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wack Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,7051:47,2176,187
United States1,2541:289,04226,846
France6881:96,54514,116
Canada2171:169,79517,065
Austria161:532,21549,801
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
England131:4,286,005132,302
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
China31:455,773,85521,925
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3481:144,30713,520

Wack (547) may also be a first name.

Wack Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wack is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wack? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 116,020th most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,832,884 people. The surname Wack occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Wack live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 360,211th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 547 people.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 1,705 people, or 1 in 47,217. In Germany Wack is mostly found in: Saarland, where 30 percent live, Hesse, where 29 percent live and Bavaria, where 15 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 36 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent live and France, where 17 percent live.

Wack Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wack has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wack surname rose 360 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 19 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wack Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wack last name are 7.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.03% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wack earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.42% more than the national average, earning $45,920 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.29% less than the national average, earning $45,566 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waack892,374/
Whack89485/
Wacke89112/
Waick8943/
Wackt8933/
Wauck8926/
Wackå899/
Weack892/
Wakck891/
Wazck891/
Wuack890/
Wak863,221/
Waschk80640/
Watcke8070/
Wascke802/
Wuhack801/
Waachk801/
Wake7521,058/
Waak75650/
Weak75442/
Wakh75237/
Waik75205/
Vack75190/
Wock75185/
Wauk7577/
Hwak7558/
Wajk7551/
Watc7544/
Wacs7516/
Wakk755/
Waśk754/
Wasc753/
Wuac753/
Vwak752/
Whak752/
Vwac752/
Wwac752/
Wahc752/
Wahk751/
Weac751/
Wgac751/
Wakc751/
Wakq751/
Wacx751/
Wacc751/
Wacg751/
Hwac751/
Whac750/
Wacková7318/
Weick673,929/
Woock67742/
Bauck67641/
Waike67470/
Watke67177/
Wauke67160/
Wocke67134/
Woick67115/
Wahak6793/
Wocks6792/
Weake6790/
Åback6766/
Weyck6762/
Waszk6745/
Waake6735/
Vacke6734/
Wakke6721/
Woyck6719/
Wakhe6718/
Waaks6718/
Vauck6717/
Wojck6711/
Wajcs678/
Uhack675/
Bahck675/
Wayke675/
Waikh674/
Waics673/
Watcs673/
Backø673/
Waitc672/
Huack672/
Wouck672/
Vaick672/
Vasck672/
Bajck671/
Bacck671/
Waaik671/
Wattc671/
Wauks671/
Uacke671/
Wahtc671/
Wheac671/
Hwaik671/
Whake671/
Waykh671/
Wacsh671/
Waask671/
Wajkt671/
Wausk671/
Vwwak671/
Weaqc671/
Wathk671/
Waskh671/
Wgauk671/
Washk671/
Wadkh671/
Wacch671/
Veack670/
Whattcke670/
Vaack670/
Wasks670/
Weact670/
Waisk670/
Waugk670/
Whock670/

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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 Wack
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