Wilczek Surname
Approximately 14,900 people bear this surname
Wilczek Surname Definition:
(Polish) Dweller at the sign of the little wolf; one thought to have some characteristic of a little wolf.
Read More About This SurnameWilczek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 9,769 | 1:3,891 | 410 |
| Germany | 3,190 | 1:25,237 | 3,347 |
| United States | 1,151 | 1:314,908 | 28,799 |
| Czechia | 129 | 1:82,430 | 13,813 |
| England | 106 | 1:525,642 | 32,946 |
| Brazil | 103 | 1:2,078,392 | 65,524 |
| Austria | 102 | 1:83,485 | 12,474 |
| Australia | 75 | 1:359,943 | 30,133 |
| Canada | 47 | 1:783,949 | 61,790 |
| Sweden | 31 | 1:317,637 | 22,171 |
| France | 30 | 1:2,214,091 | 176,965 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Venezuela | 13 | 1:2,323,391 | 26,733 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Uruguay | 7 | 1:490,251 | 25,911 |
| Slovakia | 6 | 1:889,408 | 78,715 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
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.
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'wolf cub' from the Polish form of the personal name, Wilk, meaning 'wolf'.
- bwilczWilczek Demographics
Average Wilczek Salary in
United States
$48,300 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilczeck | 93 | 35 | / |
| Wilcziek | 93 | 28 | / |
| Willczek | 93 | 21 | / |
| Wielczek | 93 | 2 | / |
| Wilczcek | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wilcek | 92 | 173 | / |
| Wilzek | 92 | 153 | / |
| Wlczek | 92 | 62 | / |
| Wilczecke | 88 | 3 | / |
| Wilczak | 86 | 4,464 | / |
| Wilczyk | 86 | 265 | / |
| Wilchek | 86 | 214 | / |
| Wilcsek | 86 | 100 | / |
| Wilzeck | 86 | 45 | / |
| Wilczik | 86 | 40 | / |
| Vilczek | 86 | 20 | / |
| Welczek | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wiltzek | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wilccek | 86 | 1 | / |
| Willzek | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wilczec | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wleczek | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wlcek | 83 | 276 | / |
| Wlzek | 83 | 18 | / |
| Wilczeková | 82 | 21 | / |
| Wilcheck | 80 | 124 | / |
| Wielczyk | 80 | 118 | / |
| Welczeck | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wellczek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vilcek | 77 | 253 | / |
| Wilček | 77 | 18 | / |
| Wilcik | 77 | 18 | / |
| Wlecek | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wlcsek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Welzek | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wiltschek | 75 | 220 | / |
| Wildschek | 75 | 13 | / |
| Wilczkova | 75 | 2 | / |
| Willcheck | 75 | 1 | / |
| Willcheek | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wleczyk | 71 | 412 | / |
| Vilcsek | 71 | 191 | / |
| Vilchek | 71 | 161 | / |
| Wiltscheck | 71 | 57 | / |
| Wiltsek | 71 | 29 | / |
| Wylczyk | 71 | 23 | / |
| Welchek | 71 | 14 | / |
| Bilczyk | 71 | 6 | / |
| Vilscek | 71 | 5 | / |
| Welciek | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wildscheck | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vilceck | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wlezcek | 71 | 2 | / |
| Welczyk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Villzek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weltzek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wleczik | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vlcek | 67 | 1,856 | / |
| Vilcheck | 67 | 136 | / |
| Weltchek | 67 | 78 | / |
| Welcheck | 67 | 39 | / |
| Wiltchik | 67 | 32 | / |
| Wieldzyk | 67 | 31 | / |
| Wltschek | 67 | 23 | / |
| Villcsek | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wlček | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wltszhek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viltcsek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wellczyk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wildsick | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wilchick | 67 | 0 | / |
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