Wilek Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Wilek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Wilek (32) may also be a first name.

Wilek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilek is carried by more people in Argentina than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wilek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Wilek are found; 82 percent are found in South America and 73 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. Wilek is also the 1,840,253rd most numerous first name on earth, held by 32 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Argentina, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 5,342,927. In Argentina Wilek is primarily concentrated in: Misiones Province, where 100 percent live. Besides Argentina it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 9 percent live and Germany, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wielek91224/
Wislek9116/
Wailek917/
Willek917/
Wileke916/
Willeke833,598/
Willeck8396/
Weislek833/
Witleck831/
Weileks830/
Wilik80122/
Welek8087/
Vilek805/
Wileg802/
Wylek801/
Wilec801/
Willecke771,229/
Whitleck772/
Wielec73361/
Weleke73264/
Wellek7389/
Boilek7380/
Willik7370/
Wilick7323/
Wilike7321/
Weslek7321/
Weleck7319/
Wielik7311/
Vileke7310/
Huilek734/
Wetlek733/
Woylek733/
Weilik732/
Willeg732/
Witlec732/
Vailek731/
Wullek731/
Wisleg731/
Vielek731/
Vilesk731/
Vileck731/
Wilaik731/
Bileak730/
Whileg730/
Bileik730/
Willick671,026/
Wielick6751/
Willike6727/
Weislik6727/
Wheleke6718/
Wijlick6717/
Weleske6716/
Wilhike679/
Welekhe678/
Welleck674/
Wilkova673/
Vaileke672/
Vileike672/
Welleke672/
Whitlex672/
Boileck672/
Welecke671/
Wilique671/
Wilegue671/
Vaileck671/
Bailegk671/
Baileyk671/
Witlick671/
Wilihck671/
Wesleck671/
Wheelek671/
Vilheik671/
Vileikė671/

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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
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  • 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 Wilek
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