Wiek Surname

354,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,026 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wiek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6831:117,87014,470
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
Poland1021:372,63540,973
Netherlands631:268,05033,531
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
England121:4,643,172139,951
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Wiek (355) may also be a first name.

Wiek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wiek is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Wiek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 354,583rd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 7,102,871 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Wiek are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Wiek is also the 462,374th most numerous forename world-wide. It is borne by 355 people.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 683 people, or 1 in 117,870. In Germany Wiek is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 39 percent live, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 16 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 7 percent live. Other than Germany this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live and Poland, where 10 percent live.

Wiek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wiek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wiek last name expanded 426 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wiek are 0.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.94% registered with the political party.

Wiek earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.5% more than the national average, earning $48,544 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wieck894,481/
Wieke8972/
Wijek895/
Wiesk893/
Wietk892/
Wuiek891/
Wieek890/
Wik864,730/
Wek861,520/
Wiecks80106/
Wiecke8023/
Wieick808/
Wiaeek801/
Wiedke801/
Wick7526,568/
Weck756,565/
Wike754,897/
Wiik754,856/
Weik754,111/
Weke753,660/
Wijk751,187/
Week75962/
Weak75442/
Wieg75391/
Waik75205/
Viek7585/
Woik7581/
Wekx7538/
Wuik7522/
Wikh7519/
Wihk7516/
Wejk7510/
Whik758/
Uiek755/
Wyek755/
Wiec755/
Wikå755/
Wekh754/
Wizk753/
Wesk752/
Wikk752/
Wikx752/
Weyk752/
Wikc751/
Weuk751/
Vwek751/
Vwik751/
Widk751/
Wedk751/
Wekg751/
Wekq751/
Wjek751/
Wikt751/
Wigk751/
Wikq751/
Wwik751/
Hwik751/
Wetk750/
Wojieck7316/
Wiescke7311/
Woijeck7310/
Wiedtke737/
Wieszke731/
Wicke676,061/
Weick673,929/
Wecke671,211/
Weeke67740/
Woike67700/
Waike67470/
Vieck67239/
Weeck67184/
Weike67173/
Wikke67154/
Woigk67153/
Vieke67150/
Woick67115/
Weake6790/
Whike6789/
Wizke6778/
Uieke6763/
Weyck6762/
Wieschke6760/
Wuigk6758/
Wehke6756/
Wijks6745/
Wekke6745/
Waick6743/
Wijck6742/
Wekhe6739/
Wuike6725/
Wiszk6722/
Whick6721/
Wetke6721/
Weekx6720/
Wejke6718/
Wheke6718/
Wikhe6715/
Wikås6715/
Weyks6715/
Wiecková6713/
Wiegh6711/
Wueke6710/
Wuick6710/
Weijk678/
Wiiks677/
Wekks676/
Weesk676/
Wijke675/
Wecck674/
Wiehx674/
Waikh674/
Wedke673/
Weyke673/
Wheck673/
Weaik673/
Vihek673/
Witks672/
Vwick672/
Weack672/
Witck672/
Wihke672/
Wicck672/
Hweke671/
Hwjek671/
Waaik671/
Vwieg671/
Wyeks671/
Wiesc671/
Weskt671/
Wekch671/
Wittk671/
Hwaik671/
Wesks671/
Wijec671/
Wieckova671/
Weckz671/
Weksø671/
Wehik671/
Weéks671/
Witkė671/
Wiehg671/
Vwyek671/
Wichk671/
Wuitk671/
Biekh671/
Hweek671/
Wiegt670/
Wessk670/
Wweks670/
Wyick670/
Wickk670/
Wiock670/
Waisk670/
Vieek670/
Weikh670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wiek
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