Wowchuk Surname

870,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Wowchuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wowchuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada2891:127,49313,298
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Wowchuk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wowchuk occurs most in Canada. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wowchuk? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wowchuk is the 870,423rd most commonly held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 23,432,624 people. Wowchuk occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Wowchuk live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in Canada, where it is carried by 289 people, or 1 in 127,493. In Canada it is most frequent in: Manitoba, where 34 percent are found, Alberta, where 24 percent are found and British Columbia, where 22 percent are found. Other than Canada this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Argentina, where 1 percent are found.

Wowchuk Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wowchuk earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 76.86% more than the national average, earning $76,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.33% less than the national average, earning $46,042 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wowchuck9337/
Wowtschuk8825/
Wowczuk86292/
Wowcsuk8643/
Wofchuk8620/
Wawchuk862/
Wowchok861/
Wofchuck8035/
Vovchuk713,478/
Vofchuk7118/
Wowczok717/
Wobczuk716/
Bovchuk715/
Wovczuk711/
Vobchuk711/
Wawczuk711/
Bobchuck672/
Vovschuk671/
Vovchuck671/

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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 Wowchuk
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