Vanek is used as a family name or surname in Slovakia. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Vanek
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Slovakia
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Vanek

How popular is Vanek?

Vanek is common in Slovakia.

Vanek is ranked 32767 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Vaneks plummeted by 0.9977827 per cent to 2679 since 2000 and slipped by 886 spots and ranked at 11697. The last name was found in around 9 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.63 96.6
Hispanic or Latino 2.05 1.55
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.82 0.74
Others 0.67 0.63
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.45 0
Black 0.37 0
Vanek is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Czech Republic which signifies that it is originated from Czech Republic. Around 15241 people have been found who wears Vanek as their family name. Vanek is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
46,707 New Zealand5
122,390 Belarus4
14,400 Uzbekistan3
108,034 Italy3
26,321 Israel3
91,784 Netherlands2
54,641 Sweden2
8,593 Slovenia2
65,594 Belgium2
44,018 Poland2
82,478 South Africa2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
151,601 Spain1
49,101 Denmark1
30,360 Thailand1
11,831 Tajikistan1
7,895 South Korea1
19,810 Croatia1
25,746 Finland1
5,467 Haiti1
16,640 Hong Kong1
29,046 Japan1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
2,935 Madagascar1
40,340 Malaysia1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
47,891 Norway1
66,560 Philippines1
36,814 Romania1
34,581 Chile1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
18,573 Serbia19
14,048 Ireland16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
93,642 France98
26,517 Australia89
13,957 Switzerland81
60,353 Ukraine79
64,420 England54
Countries with hundreds of Vanek:
19,380 Germany538
3,792 Hungary327
4,544 Austria262
54,829 Russia253
22,208 Argentina239
18,637 Canada194
27,127 Mexico105
Countries with thousands of Vanek:
57 Czech Republic7,805
10,902 United States3,322
197 Slovakia1,710
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Vanek Namesakes

  • Jean-Pierre Vanek, Soccer player
  • Joe Vanek, Opera Director
  • Carol Ann Vanek, Christopher Lloyd's ex-wife
  • Jarmila Vanek, Thomas Vanek's mother
  • Jaroslav Vanek, Economist
  • Jiří Vaněk, Tennis player
  • Joe Vanek, Opera Director
  • Thomas Vanek, Ice hockey player
  • Jaroslav Vanek, Economist
  • Ondřej Vaněk, Soccer midfielder
  • In 2013 comedy flick, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, Luke Vanek played Young Anton.

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