Wallek Surname

565,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Wallek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wallek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3401:236,78126,066
United States1401:2,588,992156,804
Austria381:224,09027,245
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Wallek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wallek is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wallek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wallek is the 565,867th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 13,036,755 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Wallek live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Wallek is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 340 people, or 1 in 236,781. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent are found, Saxony-Anhalt, where 16 percent are found and Thuringia, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Germany it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Austria, where 7 percent are found.

Wallek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wallek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wallek last name expanded 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wallek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wallek last name are 10.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.89% registered with the party.

Wallek earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.19% more than the national average, earning $43,232 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walleck92402/
Walleks922/
Walek911,199/
Walleske8616/
Walleiks8610/
Walleckx861/
Watlek83513/
Wollek83473/
Waleke83158/
Hwalek8360/
Wallik8355/
Waleck8350/
Waleik8326/
Waleek8322/
Wallec837/
Wailek837/
Vallek835/
Walleg832/
Waleak832/
Wallick772,464/
Waleckx7757/
Wolleck7740/
Valleck7714/
Walecke7710/
Waleake771/
Wohllek770/
Ualleck770/
Walliec770/
Valek733,254/
Wolek731,568/
Walik73267/
Welek7387/
Waleg7320/
Wałek738/
Wálek735/
Walleigh7155/
Wasleske7127/
Waleková715/
Wollecke711/
Walekova711/
Wahlecke711/
Wasillik711/
Waletcke711/
Vallieck710/
Ballık67341/
Wallig67294/
Walick67126/
Valeck6798/
Walike6780/
Vallik6761/
Woleck6757/
Wollik6747/
Waslyk6732/
Vallex6727/
Bahlek6725/
Weleck6719/
Ballyk6718/
Baylek6718/
Valeke6717/
Hwałek6712/
Ballík6710/
Woulek678/
Valekh678/
Walliková677/
Walegh677/
Valetk676/
Woolek676/
Balleg675/
Woleke675/
Waleag675/
Waleex674/
Bállek674/
Wolleková674/
Watlex673/
Baulek673/
Woylek673/
Ballec672/
Vallec672/
Walaik672/
Vollek671/
Valeek671/
Valekk671/
Valekx671/
Vailek671/
Wahlik671/
Wallikowa671/
Wolleg671/
Wollekova671/
Valhek671/
Vaulek671/
Walyks671/
Uhalek670/
Waleschke670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wallek
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