Wiak Surname

364,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 991 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wiak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland8561:44,4036,972
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
England111:5,065,278148,650
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wiak (36) may also be a first name.

Wiak Last Name Facts

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

Wiak is carried by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 364,266th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 7,353,729 people. Wiak occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Wiak reside; 86 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 86 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly used given name internationally It is held by 36 people.

The surname Wiak is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is held by 856 people, or 1 in 44,403. Aside from Poland this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.

Wiak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wiak has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 5,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wiak last name are 37.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 84.62% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wiak earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 50.92% more than the national average, earning $65,120 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wihak8974/
Wijak895/
Wiack894/
Wiaks891/
Wioak891/
Wijaks8020/
Waiyak809/
Woijak801/
Wojiak801/
Wujiak801/
Weijak801/
Wiaeek801/
Wyak7513/
Wiok759/
Viak757/
Uiak753/
Wjak752/
Wiag751/
Waiyake7315/
Wihok67791/
Viđak67121/
Wayok6765/
Wyack6719/
Uiake6717/
Wajok6716/
Wihag6713/
Wiacková675/
Wioke675/
Hbiak674/
Vijak673/
Waiok673/
Weack672/
Wyoak672/
Viayk671/
Biakg671/
Viake671/
Wyask671/
Biajk671/
Viack671/
Wiock670/
Wyaak670/

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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 Wiak
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