Wowek Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wowek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wowek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wowek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wowek is found most frequently in Poland. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wowek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Wowek reside; 88 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 88 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Poland, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 5,429,821. Besides Poland Wowek exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woeck8079/
Wojek8024/
Wawek8016/
Wewek808/
Wobek807/
Wowik801/
Wojeck7360/
Wobeck7347/
Woueke739/
Wojiek733/
Wojeke731/
Wouyek731/
Wowike731/
Woyeke731/
Weik674,111/
Voek671,006/
Weak67442/
Wouk67369/
Woik6781/
Bouweik6760/
Woyk6741/
Wojieck6716/
Wejk6710/
Weyk672/
Woeg671/
Woswick671/
Woobeck671/
Weuk671/
Wosueke671/
Woujeke671/
Woeq671/
Wojk671/
Woec671/
Woowick670/

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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 Wowek
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