Wancke Surname
Approximately 154 people bear this surname
Wancke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 67 | 1:567,295 | 52,993 |
| Germany | 44 | 1:1,829,670 | 103,431 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Finland | 11 | 1:499,700 | 30,478 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Wancke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wancke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wancke occurs in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wancke? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,409,418th most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. Wancke occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Wancke are found; 44 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 44 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
The last name Wancke is most common in Poland, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 567,295. Excluding Poland Wancke occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 29 percent live and Sweden, where 10 percent live.
Wancke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wancke has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Wancke last name increased 180 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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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 Wancke
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