Wiechetek Surname

570,540th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 553 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wiechetek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiechetek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland4921:77,25412,034
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
United States141:25,889,924709,614
France111:6,038,429280,838
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Wiechętek (1) are calculated separately.

Wiechetek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wiechetek is found most in Poland. It may also be found as: Wiechętek. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiechetek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 570,540th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 13,178,202 people. Wiechetek is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Wiechetek reside; 89 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 89 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

Wiechetek is most commonly held in Poland, where it is held by 492 people, or 1 in 77,254. Outside of Poland Wiechetek is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Wiechetek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wiechetek are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered with the political party.

Wiechetek earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiechętek961/
Wiecheteck9599/
Wichetek9428/
Wiechotek891/
Wiesetek8220/
Vekhetek719/
Wachetka714/
Wichitka714/
Wachetkai674/
Wichotika671/
Waichotika63368/
Wigeteg633/
Wychowatek631/
Wichadech5622/
Wuchitech5611/
Wechadech561/
Wichitkaeo53185/

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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 Wiechetek
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