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 Wacker Salary in
United States
$47,231 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wacker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wacker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wacker occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Wäcker or Wackér. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wacker.
How Common Is The Last Name Wacker? popularity and diffusion
Wacker is the 23,686th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 318,581 people. The last name occurs mostly 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 widely held forename in the world. It is borne by 26 people.
It is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 14,993 people, or 1 in 5,370. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 34 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent are found and Bavaria, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Germany Wacker occurs in 58 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Switzerland, where 3 percent are found.
Wacker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wacker has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 874 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wacker Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Wacker are 22.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.31% being registered to vote for the political 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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