Wäcker Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Wäcker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 39 | 1:2,064,243 | 111,952 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
The alternate forms: Wacker (22,875) & Wackér (2) are calculated separately.
Wäcker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wäcker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wäcker occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Wacker or Wackér. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wäcker? popularity and diffusion
Wäcker is the 2,661,929th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wäcker are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 2,064,243. In Germany Wäcker is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 77 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Germany it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 25 percent are found and Austria, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Wäcker
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