Wolarek Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wolarek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolarek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1641:231,76129,809
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wolarek Last Name Facts

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

Wolarek is carried by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wolarek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolarek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,272,314th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Wolarek live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 92 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 231,761. Excluding Poland it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolarik8614/
Walarek861/
Boularek8095/
Walorek7198/
Volarik7136/
Balarek7130/
Walerek711/
Wallerek6710/
Balharek6710/
Vohlarik677/
Boulareg672/
Woolorik671/
Volarick671/
Bolyorek671/

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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 Wolarek
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