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Where Does The Last Name Wanke Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Wanke (Oriya: ୱାେ) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanke? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Wanke is the 68,225^th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,000,487 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Wanke live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wanke is also the 487,350^th most widely held forename in the world, borne by 324 people.

The last name Wanke is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 4,257 people, or 1 in 18,911. In Germany Wanke is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 17 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname exists in 40 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Poland, where 7 percent reside.

Wanke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Wanke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wanke surname rose 778 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wanke Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Wanke surname are 37.76% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90.99% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wanke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 299.15% more than the national average, earning R 948,540 per year; in United States they earn 8.64% more than the national average, earning $46,879 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.87% less than the national average, earning $48,259 CAD per year.