Wojciak Surname

315,757th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Wojciak Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'village headman'.

Wojciak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6171:587,45447,985
Poland3251:116,95017,460
Germany771:1,045,52570,954
England501:1,114,36153,243
France431:1,544,714145,815
Austria211:405,49741,758
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

The alternate forms: Wójciak (47) are calculated separately.

Wojciak Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'village headman'.

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Wojciak Last Name Facts

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

Wojciak is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Wójciak. Click here for other possible spellings of Wojciak.

How Common Is The Last Name Wojciak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 315,757th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,134,298 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Wojciak are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 617 people, or 1 in 587,454. In The United States it is most frequent in: Illinois, where 21 percent are found, Minnesota, where 16 percent are found and Ohio, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Wojciak occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 27 percent are found and Germany, where 6 percent are found.

Wojciak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wojciak last name are 2.05% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.28% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wojciak earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.78% more than the national average, earning $45,642 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.81% more than the national average, earning $50,087 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wójciak9547/
Wojciack932/
Wojtciak931/
Wojcak9237/
Wjciak9212/
Wociak922/
Wojczak86305/
Wujciak86224/
Wojchak864/
Wojtcak861/
Bojciak861/
Wajciak861/
Wozciak861/
Wojicak861/
Wocak831/
Wojciaková821/
Wojtczak8012,869/
Wojsczak8018/
Woijczak809/
Wojiczak805/
Wojdczak805/
Wojczack804/
Wojtsiak803/
Wiciak77993/
Waciak7782/
Wojcek7736/
Bociak7728/
Vojcak7719/
Wyciak774/
Wochak773/
Wojcok771/
Wojzak771/
Woizak771/
Wojszczak7553/
Wojsczack758/
Wojtczack753/
Wojisczak751/
Wujczak71579/
Woiczak7163/
Woychak7138/
Wotczak7137/
Wodczak7127/
Woyczak7123/
Bojczak7115/
Wojtzak7115/
Woitzak713/
Woichak712/
Wosczak712/
Wouchak711/
Vojczak711/
Wojtcok711/
Woszczak67852/
Wicak6769/
Wozak6754/
Woiczack6720/
Woitczak6715/
Wajsczak6712/
Wotschak6710/
Woisczak6710/
Woytczak6710/
Wecak678/
Woysczak678/
Wojezack677/
Woizchak676/
Wijitsak675/
Wojtczac674/
Wodschak674/
Wacak673/
Woycszak671/
Wostczak671/
Wieściak671/
Wejtczak671/
Wajtczak671/
Wizak671/
Wojtczok671/
Wojtrzak671/
Woodcack670/

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