Wieczorek Surname

7,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77,058 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wieczorek Surname Definition:

(Polish) One who engaged in some activity in the early evening.

Wieczorek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland57,2021:66424
Germany11,4871:7,008868
United States4,5861:79,0369,016
France1,2591:52,7586,943
England5121:108,82411,299
Brazil4671:458,40317,380
Canada3571:103,20911,172
Thailand2531:279,20347,999
Austria1661:51,2988,093
Australia901:299,95226,269
Denmark851:66,4086,662
Spain681:687,53030,300
Sweden661:149,19310,483
Netherlands601:281,45334,544
Norway581:88,66012,230
Switzerland401:205,32317,881
Scotland391:137,2778,372
Belgium381:302,54335,124
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Czechia331:322,22640,051
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Norfolk Island31:765177
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

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

Wieczorek (15) may also be a first name.

Wieczorek Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) One who engaged in some activity in the early evening.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wieczorek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wieczorek is most common in Poland. It may also occur in the variant forms: Wieczórek. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wieczorek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,375th most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 94,572 people. The surname Wieczorek is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Wieczorek reside; 74 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 74 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Wieczorek is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 15 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Poland, where it is held by 57,202 people, or 1 in 664. Beside Poland this surname is found in 55 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Wieczorek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wieczorek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wieczorek last name increased 50,956 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wieczorek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wieczorek surname are 5.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.79% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wieczorek earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 33.24% less than the national average, earning 231,057 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.79% more than the national average, earning $46,941 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.56% more than the national average, earning $59,899 CAD per year.

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