Wecks Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Wecks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wecks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Germany1011:797,08458,657
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Wecks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wecks is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wecks click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wecks? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wecks is the 1,115,011th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 33,429,110 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Wecks reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 3,265,396. In The United States Wecks is mostly concentrated in: Oregon, where 51 percent reside, California, where 21 percent reside and Colorado, where 12 percent reside. Outside of The United States Wecks exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 46 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Wecks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wecks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wecks last name expanded 247 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wecks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wecks last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Wecks earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.53% more than the national average, earning $53,304 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weicks91109/
Wiecks91106/
Weecks9170/
Whecks911/
Wescks911/
Weks8939/
Weeks8077,530/
Wicks8029,042/
Weaks801,474/
Weckx801,354/
Wacks80541/
Wechs80173/
Wocks8092/
Weiks8089/
Weyks8015/
Wycks8014/
Wekks806/
Wieks802/
Weckz801/
Wecss801/
Weksø801/
Wesks801/
Wweks800/
Weksh800/
Waeks800/
Weekes7314,666/
Voecks73340/
Weekse7393/
Weichs7348/
Weakes7331/
Weikes7310/
Wheeks734/
Whicks733/
Hweeks732/
Week's731/
Viecks731/
Wyckes731/
Weekks731/
Weechs731/
Huecks731/
Weksch731/
Wick's731/
Woicks730/
Waks671,704/
Wegs67193/
Wyks6751/
Wekx6738/
Wiks6730/
Woks6726/
Veks6724/
Wacs6716/
Veeckss6714/
Wics677/
Wycs671/
Uecs671/
Wjks671/
Wocs671/
Wesx671/
Wexs671/

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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
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  • 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 Wecks
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