Walczak Surname

9,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61,447 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Walczak Surname Definition:

(Polish) The son of Walek, a pet form of Walenty (valorous).

Walczak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland51,3321:74031
United States4,8641:74,5198,568
Germany1,6901:47,6366,240
France1,5661:42,4165,343
England4731:117,79711,992
Brazil4291:499,00818,824
Canada3421:107,73611,580
Australia1021:264,66424,097
Israel921:93,01810,885
Sweden781:126,2408,954
Argentina611:700,71248,077
Norway601:85,70511,873
Belgium511:225,42428,627
Netherlands481:351,81639,430
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Ireland261:181,1137,791
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Wales151:206,30213,003
Austria151:567,69652,281
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Walczak (16) may also be a first name.

Walczak Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) The son of Walek, a pet form of Walenty (valorous).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Walczak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walczak is more frequently found in Poland than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walczak? popularity and diffusion

It is the 9,221st most commonly used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 118,599 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Walczak live; 84 percent live in Eastern Europe and 84 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Walczak is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used given name at a global level, borne by 16 people.

This last name is most common in Poland, where it is carried by 51,332 people, or 1 in 740. Aside from Poland this surname exists in 52 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.

Walczak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Walczak last name are 1.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.14% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Walczak earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 37.24% less than the national average, earning 217,189 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.96% more than the national average, earning $46,152 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.05% more than the national average, earning $50,703 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walczack9312/
Walczzak931/
Walczaks931/
Walzak92459/
Walcak9227/
Walszczak8843/
Wasylczak8841/
Wasilczak884/
Walchak86344/
Walczok86293/
Wolczak86148/
Valczak8698/
Balczak8666/
Walzack8664/
Waltzak867/
Wallzak865/
Walcsak865/
Walczac865/
Walczaq861/
Walczaková8220/
Wasielczak8212/
Walchack8010/
Bailczak807/
Waldzack806/
Valczack804/
Wolsczak802/
Walcahak801/
Baltczak801/
Wolzak77386/
Walzok7772/
Valcak7712/
Valzak7712/
Walzac775/
Walcok772/
Walzag771/
Wolszczak751,978/
Waltchack7516/
Waltschak751/
Valchak71264/
Bolczak71240/
Balchak71129/
Waltsak7199/
Wolchak7147/
Walzock7117/
Wolczok7117/
Walchok7113/
Valcsak716/
Walcock713/
Wallcok712/
Waldschaks712/
Balczac711/
Waldcok711/
Woilcak711/
Vallzak711/
Walchock6728/
Balchack6720/
Wallcock674/
Waldsack672/
Valchake671/
Balchank671/
Bolczack671/

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