Wacker Surname
Approximately 22,875 people bear this surname
Wacker Surname Definition:
(Teutonic) Watchful, Alert [Old English wacor, wæc(c)er, etc. = Dutch wakker = Ger. wacker, O.H.Ger. wackar = Old Norse vakr, watchful, alert (Dano-Norwegian vakker, vigorous, valiant, noble] The Anglo-Saxon form of the pers. name was Wacer.
Read More About This SurnameWacker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 14,993 | 1:5,370 | 644 |
| United States | 5,701 | 1:63,578 | 7,449 |
| Switzerland | 579 | 1:14,185 | 2,339 |
| France | 318 | 1:208,876 | 32,465 |
| Austria | 317 | 1:26,863 | 4,234 |
| Argentina | 144 | 1:296,829 | 23,706 |
| Australia | 102 | 1:264,664 | 24,097 |
| Canada | 89 | 1:413,995 | 36,402 |
| Denmark | 84 | 1:67,199 | 6,734 |
| England | 72 | 1:773,862 | 42,299 |
| Netherlands | 65 | 1:259,803 | 32,877 |
| Brazil | 57 | 1:3,755,690 | 104,031 |
| Sweden | 55 | 1:179,032 | 12,357 |
| Poland | 52 | 1:730,937 | 60,459 |
| New Zealand | 39 | 1:116,111 | 14,715 |
| Finland | 26 | 1:211,412 | 17,592 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 1:1,964,722 | 89,832 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Cayman Islands | 8 | 1:7,987 | 922 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 47 | 1:518,625 | 27,981 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 652 | 1:77,023 | 8,188 |
The alternate forms: Wäcker (53) & Wackér (2) are calculated separately.
Wacker (26) may also be a first name.
Wacker Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Teutonic) Watchful, Alert [Old English wacor, wæc(c)er, etc. = Dutch wakker = Ger. wacker, O.H.Ger. wackar = Old Norse vakr, watchful, alert (Dano-Norwegian vakker, vigorous, valiant, noble] The Anglo-Saxon form of the pers. name was Wacer.
Wacker (1) Active: "He’s a wacker little chap.” (2) Angry.—Dict-Kent. Dialectal,p. 183.
(German, English) Descendant of Wacar (vigilant); the active and energetic man.
Wacker Demographics
Average Male Wacker Height
176.17 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wacker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wacker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wacker is found most in Germany. It can be found as: Wäcker or Wackér. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wacker? popularity and diffusion
It is the 23,686th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 318,581 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Wacker live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,084,397th most numerous forename on earth. It is borne by 26 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 14,993 people, or 1 in 5,370. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 34 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside and Bavaria, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Germany Wacker is found in 58 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Switzerland, where 3 percent reside.
Wacker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wacker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wacker last name rose 874 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wacker Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Wacker surname are 22.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.31% registered with the party.
The amount Wacker earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 472.97% more than the national average, earning R 1,361,590 per year; in United States they earn 9.46% more than the national average, earning $47,231 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.89% more than the national average, earning $53,104 CAD per year.
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