Wiernek Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wiernek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiernek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2061:184,50825,151
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Wiernek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wiernek is carried by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiernek? popularity and diffusion

Wiernek is the 1,104,724th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 32,975,321 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Wiernek live; 93 percent live in Eastern Europe and 93 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Poland, where it is carried by 206 people, or 1 in 184,508. Not including Poland Wiernek occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Wiernek Last Name Statistics demography

Wiernek earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wernek92377/
Werneck866,804/
Werneke861,073/
Wiernik86647/
Werznek861/
Werneek861/
Wernecke803,822/
Werneske8025/
Wiernick8011/
Wernekke806/
Wernneck802/
Werneeck801/
Werzneck801/
Wernik77893/
Vernek77315/
Wernex7747/
Wirnyk778/
Wirnik778/
Wietrznik758/
Wiernicke751/
Werrnecke750/
Wernick711,700/
Verneck71608/
Verneke7190/
Wernigk7185/
Wernike7171/
Biernik7159/
Wernegg7124/
Weirnik716/
Berneik712/
Wearnex711/
Viernik711/
Wernegh711/
Bernnek711/
Birneck711/
Wyrnesk710/
Wernect710/
Wernicke676,415/
Vernecke6727/
Vihernik6714/
Biernick6713/
Wernegue674/
Weirnick674/
Berneckė671/
Viernesq671/
Birnheck671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wiernek
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