Wanzek Surname

405,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 864 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wanzek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanzek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4851:165,99119,653
United States3211:1,129,15681,316
Poland421:904,97068,062
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Wanzek Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wanzek Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Wanzek occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wanzek.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanzek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 405,451st most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,434,660 people. The last name Wanzek occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Wanzek reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Wanzek is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 485 people, or 1 in 165,991. In Germany Wanzek is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent reside, Saxony, where 10 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent reside and Poland, where 5 percent reside.

Wanzek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wanzek last name are 25.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.09% registered with the political party.

Wanzek earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.2% more than the national average, earning $43,234 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanzeck92111/
Wandzek9226/
Wanzeke924/
Wanczek921/
Wanzesk921/
Wanczeck863/
Wanjek83287/
Wangek83266/
Wancek83128/
Waczek8378/
Wansek8326/
Wanzyk839/
Wanzik832/
Vanzek830/
Wanczyk77382/
Wandzik77342/
Wanshek7748/
Wanseke7728/
Banczek7726/
Wanchek7725/
Banszek7710/
Wainzyk777/
Wangeke773/
Vanzeek772/
Wanjeke771/
Wantzyk771/
Vanzeak771/
Wancheck7138/
Wanschek7120/
Wancheke711/
Wandczyk711/
Woinzeck711/
Weinzeck711/
Wainczik711/
Wamczeck710/
Wancik67476/
Wongek67265/
Vanjek67239/
Wanjik67207/
Vanček67122/
Bonzek6772/
Vancek6753/
Wansik6745/
Wonsek6715/
Wonzik676/
Woncek675/
Wantschek675/
Wanscheck672/
Wangec671/
Wansex671/
Vansek671/
Wonjek671/
Wansec671/
Banček671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Wanzek
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis