Wnek Surname
Approximately 1,639 people bear this surname
Wnek Surname Definition:
(Czech-Slovakian) Grandson, probably shortened form of a longer name; one associated with his grandfather.
Read More About This SurnameWnek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,306 | 1:277,534 | 25,925 |
| Poland | 86 | 1:441,962 | 45,671 |
| Canada | 84 | 1:438,638 | 38,170 |
| England | 40 | 1:1,392,951 | 61,553 |
| France | 35 | 1:1,897,792 | 163,564 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Czechia | 15 | 1:708,898 | 64,682 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
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.
User-submitted Reference
Wnęk comes from the Old Polish word for 'grandson'. The Modern Polish word for grandson is wnuk.
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Wnek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wnek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wnek is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wnek.
How Common Is The Last Name Wnek? popularity and diffusion
Wnek is the 243,312th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,446,337 people. Wnek occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Wnek are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname Wnek is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,306 people, or 1 in 277,534. In The United States Wnek is most common in: Illinois, where 20 percent are found, New Jersey, where 16 percent are found and New York, where 11 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.
Wnek Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Wnek are 0.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.64% registered to vote for the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wneke | 89 | 13 | / |
| Wneck | 89 | 7 | / |
| Wnekz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wneak | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hwnek | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wynnek | 80 | 59 | / |
| Winnek | 80 | 54 | / |
| Wennek | 80 | 50 | / |
| Wemnek | 80 | 6 | / |
| Vnek | 75 | 18 | / |
| Wnik | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wnyk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wnec | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wnjk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wneq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Winneke | 73 | 108 | / |
| Wenneke | 73 | 45 | / |
| Wenneck | 73 | 42 | / |
| Wneková | 73 | 22 | / |
| Winneck | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wynneck | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wünneke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wimneke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Winnecke | 67 | 126 | / |
| Wennecke | 67 | 58 | / |
| Wünnecke | 67 | 45 | / |
| Wneiq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wingneke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wennehek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wnick | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bneck | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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