Wielec Surname

783,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wielec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wielec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland3561:106,76616,139
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

Wielec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wielec is carried by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Wieleć. Click here for other potential spellings of Wielec.

How Common Is The Last Name Wielec? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wielec is the 783,439th most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 20,187,108 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wielec live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 99 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Wielec is most commonly used in Poland, where it is carried by 356 people, or 1 in 106,766. Besides Poland Wielec is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wieleć941/
Wielech923/
Wielecz921/
Welec911/
Wilec911/
Bielec832,885/
Wielek83224/
Wieles8384/
Weleck8319/
Welecz8316/
Welech833/
Witlec832/
Weelec830/
Wilech830/
Bielech77168/
Wielich77104/
Bieleck7751/
Wielick7751/
Bawelec7711/
Weleche775/
Witleck771/
Wesleck771/
Bijelec771/
Welecke771/
Welhech771/
Welek7387/
Velec7351/
Wilek7311/
Wilic732/
Wileg732/
Welez731/
Vilec731/
Welic731/
Wulec731/
Weleg730/
Bielesch71655/
Weletche7132/
Wieliesz716/
Wegielek714/
Whitleck712/
Bielleck711/
Weleke67264/
Bileac67171/
Belecz67123/
Bilecz67104/
Wilets6769/
Velech6756/
Welike6749/
Velecz6743/
Wielitsch6738/
Wielis6733/
Welicz6731/
Wilich6724/
Welich6724/
Wilick6723/
Weslek6721/
Bieleš6720/
Wislek6716/
Welych6715/
Weletz6712/
Wielik6711/
Wielig677/
Wailek677/
Wileke676/
Vieles676/
Wieleková675/
Welics675/
Weleqe674/
Belech674/
Wetlek673/
Vielez673/
Bilech672/
Bieleć672/
Veleck672/
Whitletch672/
Vileck671/
Beilec671/
Wiyles671/
Wileds671/
Wiletz671/
Welick671/
Wieliś671/
Vieleg671/
Vielek671/
Wisleg671/
Welici671/
Vilech671/
Bieleg671/
Belecg671/
Whileg670/

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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 Wielec
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