Wiencek Surname

175,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wiencek Surname Definition:

(Polish) Descendant of Wiencek, a pet form of Wiencyslaw (more glorious than his parents).

Wiencek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,1641:32,6545,024
United States1,0901:332,53130,094
Germany1171:688,08152,903
Austria141:608,24554,975
England141:3,979,861125,553
France111:6,038,429280,838
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

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

Wiencek Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) Descendant of Wiencek, a pet form of Wiencyslaw (more glorious than his parents).

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

Wiencek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wiencek is more frequently found in Poland than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Wieńcek. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiencek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wiencek is the 175,490th most commonly used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,985,476 people. Wiencek occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Wiencek live; 48 percent live in Eastern Europe and 48 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Wiencek is most widespread in Poland, where it is held by 1,164 people, or 1 in 32,654. Without taking into account Poland this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 45 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.

Wiencek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wiencek last name are 4.03% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.26% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wiencek earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.41% less than the national average, earning $42,973 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.85% less than the national average, earning $40,816 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wieńcek951/
Wienczek93191/
Wienceck931/
Wincek92944/
Wencek92344/
Wienzek86427/
Wioncek86139/
Winczek86100/
Winchek8658/
Viencek8651/
Wenczek8641/
Wiensek8615/
Winceck866/
Wiencik861/
Wenceck861/
Wiencyk861/
Wienceková824/
Wientzek80355/
Wienzeck8012/
Wieńczek8010/
Wincheck802/
Wienczyk802/
Wiemczek801/
Wencheck801/
Wincheek800/
Vincek771,979/
Winzek77279/
Wenzek77211/
Więcek7767/
Wencik7728/
Vencek7720/
Wincik7718/
Wensek7713/
Winsek7710/
Wencyk773/
Wimcek771/
Wiensczyk7513/
Wionczeck752/
Windschek751/
Wientzeck751/
Wionzek71158/
Winseck7194/
Wentzek7181/
Vinczek7171/
Benczek7169/
Binczek7153/
Wenzeck7143/
Wintzek7140/
Winzeck7137/
Winsick7135/
Vioncek7122/
Winczyk7118/
Wendzek7113/
Wendscheck712/
Wiensik712/
Wienżyk711/
Wionsek711/
Wenseck711/
Wenjeck711/
Windzek711/
Wjenzek711/
Winseke710/
Winsczyk6787/
Bencheck6747/
Bienczyk6741/
Wentzeck6729/
Wionczyk6727/
Wionczik6714/
Wieńczyk6710/
Wionzeck679/
Wendzick678/
Wientzik676/
Bindczek676/
Wünschek673/
Binschek673/
Wiontzek672/
Bincheek672/
Windzick672/
Węcek671/
Wiończek671/
Benceikh671/
Wiemczyk671/
Benceick670/
Wentzeke670/
Winchiok670/

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