View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

Wanke (Oriya: ୱାେ) is most common in Germany. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

The last name is the 68,225^th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,000,487 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Wanke reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 487,350^th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 324 people.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 4,257 people, or 1 in 18,911. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 17 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 40 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Poland, where 7 percent are found.

Wanke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Wanke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wanke surname grew 778 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wanke Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Wanke last name are 37.76% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.99% registered with the political 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.