Waldek Surname
Approximately 546 people bear this surname
Waldek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 205 | 1:392,710 | 36,539 |
| Poland | 129 | 1:294,641 | 35,378 |
| South Africa | 74 | 1:732,131 | 51,520 |
| United States | 39 | 1:9,293,819 | 392,288 |
| Austria | 39 | 1:218,344 | 26,757 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Waldek (11,206) may also be a first name.
Waldek Demographics
Average Waldek Salary in
United States
$66,086 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Waldek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waldek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waldek is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waldek? popularity and diffusion
The surname Waldek is the 576,198th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 13,347,154 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Waldek live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Germanic Europe. Waldek is also the 56,763rd most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 11,206 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 392,710. In Germany Waldek is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 19 percent reside, Saxony, where 19 percent reside and Berlin, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 24 percent reside and South Africa, where 14 percent reside.
Waldek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Waldek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Waldek surname rose 975 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Waldek Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Waldek are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.
The amount Waldek earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 53.34% more than the national average, earning R 364,392 per year and in United States they earn 53.16% more than the national average, earning $66,086 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waldeck | 92 | 6,387 | / |
| Waldeke | 92 | 6 | / |
| Waldeek | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waldiek | 92 | 0 | / |
| Walldeck | 86 | 11 | / |
| Wahldeik | 86 | 1 | / |
| Walldeak | 86 | 0 | / |
| Valdek | 83 | 143 | / |
| Waldik | 83 | 6 | / |
| Woldek | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waldeg | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wahldieck | 80 | 8 | / |
| Waldeková | 80 | 5 | / |
| Waaldeijk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baldeck | 77 | 431 | / |
| Waldick | 77 | 402 | / |
| Waldegg | 77 | 89 | / |
| Woldhek | 77 | 88 | / |
| Valdeck | 77 | 34 | / |
| Woldeck | 77 | 31 | / |
| Woldegk | 77 | 24 | / |
| Waaldyk | 77 | 12 | / |
| Waldijk | 77 | 8 | / |
| Waldyke | 77 | 7 | / |
| Vahldek | 77 | 2 | / |
| Valdiek | 77 | 2 | / |
| Valdesk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waldiks | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waldike | 77 | 0 | / |
| Baldeek | 77 | 0 | / |
| Vahldiek | 71 | 620 | / |
| Waaldijk | 71 | 148 | / |
| Wahldick | 71 | 24 | / |
| Valdehck | 71 | 6 | / |
| Woldecke | 71 | 5 | / |
| Waldeigh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vahldeck | 71 | 1 | / |
| Valdieck | 71 | 1 | / |
| Valhdiek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vahldeik | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vahldezk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vahldieck | 67 | 318 | / |
| Valdec | 67 | 175 | / |
| Baldík | 67 | 60 | / |
| Waldig | 67 | 35 | / |
| Voldek | 67 | 19 | / |
| Valdex | 67 | 13 | / |
| Baldyk | 67 | 10 | / |
| Woldyk | 67 | 10 | / |
| Baldec | 67 | 7 | / |
| Valdik | 67 | 7 | / |
| Valdeg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valdeková | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vahldeick | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Waldek
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