Wielk Surname

778,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wielk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wielk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1731:219,70428,713
Germany1071:752,38756,374
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Wielk Last Name Facts

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

Wielk is more frequently found in Poland than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wielk? popularity and diffusion

Wielk is the 778,856th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 20,020,731 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Wielk are found; 48 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 48 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Poland, where it is borne by 173 people, or 1 in 219,704. Besides Poland it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.

Wielk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wielk last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

Wielk earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.11% more than the national average, earning $58,300 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wielke9137/
Wilk8953,958/
Welk895,428/
Wielcke830/
Wieslke830/
Wilke8049,008/
Welke805,382/
Woelk802,384/
Wilck80811/
Welck80228/
Wielg8038/
Willk8013/
Wilkh805/
Welkh804/
Weslk804/
Wiilk803/
Weulk801/
Wilkë801/
Welkz801/
Wilkt801/
Wuelk801/
Woilk800/
Vielk800/
Wlk75169/
Willke73782/
Weilke7384/
Woehlk7362/
Welcke7339/
Woelck7323/
Wellck7321/
Wihlke7317/
Wellke7317/
Wilkås7315/
Wailke7315/
Wehlke7313/
Wilksz7313/
Wuelke7312/
Wailek737/
Welkhe732/
Weslke731/
Wiillk731/
D'Wilk731/
Wilkke731/
Vielke731/
Wiilks731/
Wiilck731/
Woilke731/
Weelks730/
Willkz730/
Weilck730/
Wölk674,404/
Vilk67825/
Wilksch67618/
Velk67546/
Uelk67123/
Wülk67119/
Wilková6762/
Uilk6755/
Wylk6729/
Woehlck6719/
Wølk6713/
Wlke6710/
Welková678/
Wilg678/
Wilkova673/
Welg672/
Wojcilk672/
Wlkz671/
Viehlke671/
Wlek671/
Wilq671/
Wlkk671/
Wielqus671/
Whlk671/
Welx671/
Wlkg671/
Wlks670/
Wiehlcp670/

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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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  • 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 Wielk
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