Walewyk Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Walewyk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Walewyk Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Walewyk Last Name Facts

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

Walewyk is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walewyk? popularity and diffusion

Walewyk is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Walewyk are found; 58 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

Walewyk is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,642,378. In Belgium Walewyk is most common in: Brussels Capital Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Belgium this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walewijk803/
Wolowyk7113/
Walybek712/
Walowik711/
Walawek711/
Wallevik67131/
Balewick6711/
Wallebek6710/
Waloweek678/
Waelawek671/
Wallawik671/
Show All Similar Surnames

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Walewyk
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis