Wilszek Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wilszek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilszek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Wilszek Last Name Facts

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

Wilszek occurs in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilszek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Wilszek reside; 54 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 54 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Wilszek is most prevalent in Poland, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 5,429,821. Without taking into account Poland this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 38 percent reside and Germany, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilzek92153/
Wilsek92115/
Wilseck8647/
Wilzeck8645/
Wilshek868/
Welszek862/
Wilzzek861/
Willzek861/
Weilzek860/
Wlzek8318/
Wilschek8075/
Wilcek77173/
Welsek7727/
Vilsek7710/
Welzek770/
Wilscheck753/
Wilchek71214/
Vilseck7155/
Wylezek7134/
Wiljeck7120/
Wilcisk7112/
Vilseke715/
Vilscek715/
Belszek714/
Wlezcek712/
Villzek711/
Billsek710/
Willseg710/
Wlcek67276/
Wilseque676/

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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 Wilszek
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