Wnek Surname

243,312th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,639 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Wnek Surname Definition:

(Czech-Slovakian) Grandson, probably shortened form of a longer name; one associated with his grandfather.

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Wnek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3061:277,53425,925
Poland861:441,96245,671
Canada841:438,63838,170
England401:1,392,95161,553
France351:1,897,792163,564
Austria171:500,90847,931
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Norway71:734,61250,907
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guam11:160,1214,893

Wnek Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Czech-Slovakian) Grandson, probably shortened form of a longer name; one associated with his grandfather.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Wnęk comes from the Old Polish word for 'grandson'. The Modern Polish word for grandson is wnuk.

- dwnek

Wnek Last Name Facts

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

Wnek occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wnek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wnek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 243,312th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,446,337 people. The surname Wnek is primarily found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Wnek reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,306 people, or 1 in 277,534. In The United States it is most frequent in: Illinois, where 20 percent reside, New Jersey, where 16 percent reside and New York, where 11 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 5 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Wnek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wnek surname are 0.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.64% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wnek earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 6.98% more than the national average, earning $46,159 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.41% more than the national average, earning $70,752 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wneke8913/
Wneck897/
Wnekz891/
Wneak891/
Hwnek891/
Wynnek8059/
Winnek8054/
Wennek8050/
Wemnek806/
Vnek7518/
Wnik753/
Wnyk752/
Wnec752/
Wnjk751/
Wneq751/
Winneke73108/
Wenneke7345/
Wenneck7342/
Wneková7322/
Winneck735/
Wynneck734/
Wünneke731/
Wimneke730/
Winnecke67126/
Wennecke6758/
Wünnecke6745/
Wneiq671/
Wingneke671/
Wennehek671/
Wnick671/
Bneck670/

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