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 may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wancke? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,409,418th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. The surname Wancke is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Wancke live; 44 percent live in Eastern Europe and 44 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
It is most numerous in Poland, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 567,295. Not including Poland Wancke is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 29 percent reside and Sweden, where 10 percent reside.
Wancke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wancke has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 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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