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
Wank Political Affiliation
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Wank Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wank Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wank is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wank? popularity and diffusion
It is the 193,975th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,362,965 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Wank reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequently held given name in the world, borne by 41 people.
The surname Wank is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 1,191 people, or 1 in 67,595. In Germany Wank is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 50 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live and Brandenburg, where 7 percent live. Aside from Germany it occurs 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 incidence of Wank has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 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 with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with 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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