Wank Surname
Approximately 2,167 people bear this surname
Wank Surname Definition:
(from a place name) From Wankowa, a town in Galicia.
Wank Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,191 | 1:67,595 | 8,634 |
| United States | 633 | 1:572,605 | 46,957 |
| Austria | 176 | 1:48,383 | 7,698 |
| Italy | 46 | 1:1,329,493 | 77,702 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 95 | 1:528,618 | 36,719 |
Wank (41) may also be a first name.
Wank Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from a place name) From Wankowa, a town in Galicia.
Wank Demographics
Average Male Wank Height
177.05 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wank Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wank Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wank is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wank? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 193,975th most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 3,362,965 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 66 percent of Wank live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wank is also the 1,590,275th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 41 people.
The surname Wank is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 1,191 people, or 1 in 67,595. In Germany Wank is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 50 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live and Brandenburg, where 7 percent live. Barring Germany this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Austria, where 8 percent live.
Wank Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wank has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 666 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wank Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wank last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wank earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.45% more than the national average, earning $48,519 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.24% more than the national average, earning $58,249 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanke | 89 | 7,284 | / |
| Wanck | 89 | 131 | / |
| Waink | 89 | 29 | / |
| Wangk | 89 | 11 | / |
| Wanhk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hwank | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wangke | 80 | 714 | / |
| Wancke | 80 | 154 | / |
| Watink | 80 | 60 | / |
| Wannke | 80 | 23 | / |
| Wainke | 80 | 15 | / |
| Waßink | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wangkh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wahnke | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wangkp | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wankke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waunke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wancks | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wankhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weanck | 80 | 0 | / |
| Weanek | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wang | 75 | 107,002,577 | / |
| Vank | 75 | 733 | / |
| Wonk | 75 | 11 | / |
| Wanq | 75 | 2 | / |
| Uank | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waszink | 73 | 84 | / |
| Wanková | 73 | 79 | / |
| Waainek | 73 | 12 | / |
| Wankova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wasenke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whangke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wayneke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwang | 67 | 1,032,107 | / |
| Whang | 67 | 2,936 | / |
| Waang | 67 | 1,106 | / |
| Vanke | 67 | 669 | / |
| Waing | 67 | 659 | / |
| Waung | 67 | 261 | / |
| Wuang | 67 | 126 | / |
| Wonke | 67 | 120 | / |
| Vwang | 67 | 113 | / |
| Vanck | 67 | 96 | / |
| Weink | 67 | 55 | / |
| Weang | 67 | 42 | / |
| Wongk | 67 | 36 | / |
| Wangh | 67 | 30 | / |
| Wahng | 67 | 22 | / |
| Wamng | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bankg | 67 | 10 | / |
| Baunk | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wainc | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wangg | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vankh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wanng | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bahnk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bankc | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uangk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bankå | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wancs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wwang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wayng | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huank | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uanke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vankg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaank | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanìk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangå | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangȗ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uahnk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wancc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hbank | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wainecke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vaunk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wonks | 67 | 0 | / |
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