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    The surname Vanek

    A Czech surname, carried by 2,679 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex V520

    Vanek: #11,697 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Vanek #11,697, 2,679 people Vanek: #11,697 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Vanek #11,697, 2,679 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Vanek is more common than 92.8% of them.

    Origin

    Czech origin

    Borrowed from Czech Vaněk.

    One of 96 Czech surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,679 people named Vanek in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 115,247 Americans. That is down 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,706.

    #11,697
    rank among US surnames
    2,679
    people in 2010
    0.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    -1%
    change since 2000 (was #10,811)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #11,688Rotondo2,681115,161
    #11,694Stpeter2,680115,204
    #11,697Vanek2,679115,247
    #11,704Maag2,678115,290

    Who is named Vanek

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    96% of people named Vanek identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    • Two or more races 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Vaneks

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Thomas Vanek
      Austrian ice hockey player, born 1984

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Vanek

    Vanek has the Soundex code V520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V520.

    Other Czech surnames

    All 96 Czech surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Vanek come from?
    Borrowed from Czech Vaněk.
    How common is the surname Vanek?
    2,679 people in the United States had the surname Vanek in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 115,247 Americans. It ranked 11,697th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Vanek?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Vanek identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Vanek?
    Thomas Vanek, Austrian ice hockey player.
    Where is the surname Vanek most common?
    Wikidata records people named Vanek in Austria.
    Is the surname Vanek getting more or less common?
    Less common. 2,706 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,679 in 2010, down 1.0%.