Wiorek Surname

628,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wiorek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiorek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2601:146,18720,978
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
Sweden361:273,52118,976
France291:2,290,439180,028
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

The alternate forms: Wiórek (4) are calculated separately.

Wiorek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wiorek is found in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Wiórek. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiorek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 628,294th most common last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 14,964,160 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Wiorek are found; 53 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 53 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Poland, where it is borne by 260 people, or 1 in 146,187. Beside Poland Wiorek occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Germany, where 9 percent reside.

Wiorek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wiorek last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wiorek earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.87% more than the national average, earning $44,386 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.6% less than the national average, earning $43,921 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiórek944/
Hwiorek921/
Wirek9179/
Wiarek8384/
Wierek8311/
Wireak832/
Woirek831/
Wireke831/
Wiatrek771,100/
Wiereck7711/
Witrzek776/
Waitrek773/
Wiareck772/
Weireke771/
Weireck770/
Wyrek7345/
Wirik7335/
Werek7334/
Wireg7311/
Virek737/
Wirjk731/
Wittreck7190/
Weireack712/
Wirekowa711/
Whitreck711/
Wiatreak710/
Wirick671,866/
Wereke67128/
Witryk6778/
Werzek6758/
Vierek6722/
Vireak6718/
Wierik6717/
Wierec6715/
Wereik678/
Byorek676/
Uhirek675/
Veirek673/
Wyriek673/
Bairek672/
Wirrik672/
Waireg672/
Wherek672/
Wayrek672/
Wirike671/
Biorec671/
Bireak671/
Werekx671/
Wairik671/
Wyreck671/
Wytrek671/
Wirisk670/
Weiryk670/
Vireck670/
Bireck670/
Weireg670/

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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 Wiorek
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