Wolanek Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wolanek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolanek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland371:1,027,26372,414
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Wolanek Last Name Facts

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

Wolanek is carried by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wolanek.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolanek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,220,661st most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name Wolanek occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Wolanek are found; 51 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 51 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

It is most widely held in Poland, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 1,027,263. Excluding Poland Wolanek is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 47 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Wolanek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wolanek has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 425 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wolanek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wolanek last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wolanek earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 50.3% more than the national average, earning $64,854 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wollanek9360/
Wolaneck930/
Wolanik86208/
Wolanyk8674/
Volanek8619/
Walanek861/
Wolanick8011/
Wollanik8011/
Wolhanik806/
Wolajnyk805/
Wollenek801/
Wolaniec801/
Wolanijk801/
Wolanyck801/
Volhanek801/
Wolhanuik752/
Wolleneck750/
Bolonek71202/
Bulanek71145/
Volánek71101/
Wolenec7123/
Wolenik7119/
Welanyk7115/
Volanik7112/
Welonek7110/
Wolanic718/
Wolonik712/
Bolanik712/
Valanek711/
Welanec711/
Volanec711/
Wolenyk711/
Volyanik67103/
Volhanik6740/
Volanick6737/
Wallanik6729/
Wolonick6722/
Walyanik678/
Volyanyk676/
Wolajnyková675/
Volianik672/
Voleneck671/
Wollenik671/
Bulyanek670/

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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 Wolanek
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