Wilczek Surname

35,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,900 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wilczek Surname Definition:

(Polish) Dweller at the sign of the little wolf; one thought to have some characteristic of a little wolf.

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Wilczek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland9,7691:3,891410
Germany3,1901:25,2373,347
United States1,1511:314,90828,799
Czechia1291:82,43013,813
England1061:525,64232,946
Brazil1031:2,078,39265,524
Austria1021:83,48512,474
Australia751:359,94330,133
Canada471:783,94961,790
Sweden311:317,63722,171
France301:2,214,091176,965
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Norway131:395,56035,657
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Israel111:777,96750,646
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Wilczek Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) Dweller at the sign of the little wolf; one thought to have some characteristic of a little wolf.

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

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'wolf cub' from the Polish form of the personal name, Wilk, meaning 'wolf'.

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Wilczek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilczek is borne by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilczek? popularity and diffusion

Wilczek is the 35,458th most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 489,097 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Wilczek live; 66 percent live in Eastern Europe and 66 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

Wilczek is most commonly held in Poland, where it is carried by 9,769 people, or 1 in 3,891. Barring Poland this last name occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Wilczek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wilczek surname are 7.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.01% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wilczek earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.94% more than the national average, earning $48,300 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.76% more than the national average, earning $59,998 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilczeck9335/
Wilcziek9328/
Willczek9321/
Wielczek932/
Wilczcek931/
Wilcek92173/
Wilzek92153/
Wlczek9262/
Wilczecke883/
Wilczak864,464/
Wilczyk86265/
Wilchek86214/
Wilcsek86100/
Wilzeck8645/
Wilczik8640/
Vilczek8620/
Welczek862/
Wiltzek862/
Wilccek861/
Willzek861/
Wilczec861/
Wleczek861/
Wlcek83276/
Wlzek8318/
Wilczeková8221/
Wilcheck80124/
Wielczyk80118/
Welczeck803/
Wellczek801/
Vilcek77253/
Wilček7718/
Wilcik7718/
Wlecek772/
Wlcsek771/
Welzek770/
Wiltschek75220/
Wildschek7513/
Wilczkova752/
Willcheck751/
Willcheek750/
Wleczyk71412/
Vilcsek71191/
Vilchek71161/
Wiltscheck7157/
Wiltsek7129/
Wylczyk7123/
Welchek7114/
Bilczyk716/
Vilscek715/
Welciek714/
Wildscheck713/
Vilceck712/
Wlezcek712/
Welczyk711/
Villzek711/
Weltzek711/
Wleczik710/
Vlcek671,856/
Vilcheck67136/
Weltchek6778/
Welcheck6739/
Wiltchik6732/
Wieldzyk6731/
Wltschek6723/
Villcsek6712/
Wlček672/
Wltszhek671/
Viltcsek671/
Wellczyk671/
Wildsick670/
Wilchick670/

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