Wawerek Surname

615,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wawerek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wawerek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland3691:103,00515,654
Germany1131:712,43854,203
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Wawerek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wawerek is held by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wawerek.

How Common Is The Last Name Wawerek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 615,220th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,546,000 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Wawerek are found; 74 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 74 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most common in Poland, where it is carried by 369 people, or 1 in 103,005. Without taking into account Poland this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Wawerek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wawerek are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Wawerek earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waverek8672/
Wewerek8628/
Waworek861/
Waurek7728/
Wierek7711/
Wareik777/
Wareek772/
Wayrek772/
Wareak772/
Bauerek71176/
Vaverek7159/
Bajerek7130/
Waureck7112/
Wiereck7111/
Waitrek713/
Baberek711/
Wojarek711/
Weireke711/
Wawyryk711/
Weireck710/
Wegierek6728/
Waverick6716/
Wawerzig675/
Weireack672/
Wayerick670/
Wauerick670/

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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 Wawerek
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