Wichalek Surname
Approximately 307 people bear this surname
Wichalek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 291 | 1:242,743 | 41,155 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
Wichalek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wichalek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wichalek is carried by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wichalek? popularity and diffusion
It is the 878,878th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 23,737,935 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Wichalek reside; 95 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 95 percent reside in Tai-Asia.
Wichalek is most frequently held in Thailand, where it is carried by 291 people, or 1 in 242,743. In Thailand it is most common in: Nan Province, where 87 percent live, Chiang Rai Province, where 8 percent live and Bangkok, where 3 percent live. Barring Thailand this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Qatar, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wieczhalek | 89 | 3 | / |
| Wischolek | 82 | 3 | / |
| Wycalek | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wiescholek | 78 | 146 | / |
| Wischollek | 78 | 15 | / |
| Wyczalek | 75 | 47 | / |
| Weshalek | 75 | 26 | / |
| Wisholek | 75 | 19 | / |
| Wiczolek | 75 | 5 | / |
| Bechalek | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wieschollek | 74 | 543 | / |
| Wischolleck | 74 | 1 | / |
| Wieczolek | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wiechełek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wyczaleck | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wiescholleck | 70 | 15 | / |
| Weschollek | 67 | 33 | / |
| Wisolek | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wyzalek | 67 | 5 | / |
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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
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- 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 Wichalek
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