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

Wilek has its highest incidence in Argentina. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wilek is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Wilek occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Wilek live; 82 percent live in South America and 73 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently occurring given name at a global level, borne by 32 people.

This surname is most widely held in Argentina, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 5,342,927. In Argentina Wilek is most frequent in: Misiones Province, where 100 percent are found. Besides Argentina this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 9 percent are found and Germany, where 9 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Wilek
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