Viksne Surname

391,801st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 903 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Viksne Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Viksne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia7351:2,789351
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Russia491:2,941,287160,625
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Estonia121:110,15019,471
England71:7,959,723202,100
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Vīksne (14) are calculated separately.

Viksne Last Name Facts

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

The surname Viksne (Russian: Виксне) is borne by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Vīksne. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Viksne? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 391,801st most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,070,372 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Viksne live; 84 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in Baltic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Latvia, where it is carried by 735 people, or 1 in 2,789. In Latvia it is mostly found in: Riga Planning Region, where 51 percent live, Vidzeme, where 15 percent live and Semigallia, where 15 percent live. Beside Latvia Viksne exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live and Russia, where 5 percent live.

Viksne Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Viksne surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Viksne earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 32.45% more than the national average, earning $57,152 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.7% less than the national average, earning $47,846 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vīksne9414/
Viksnes9221/
Viksna831,605/
Vyksne8313/
Viksen837/
Viksin833/
Vigsnes77116/
Wiksnes7741/
Wihksne7710/
Vicksén7710/
Wiksner776/
Veksner776/
Veyksne773/
Vicksen773/
Wieksne771/
Vicksin771/
Fiksner770/
Vyksn731/
Weiksner71113/
Wicksnes7115/
Voyksner715/
Vaiksnys715/
Veyksner714/
Vaiksnis712/
Veikšner711/
Veiksnis711/
Vaykshner67116/
Wiksen6738/
Wiksén6726/
Vīksna6718/
Vixner6712/
Veksin678/
Vyksna676/
Vaikshnys675/
Veykshner672/
Weikszner672/
Vikšna671/
Wiksin671/

Viksne Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Viksne in the Russian language
Викснеviksne-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Viksne
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis