Vikén Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Vikén Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 51 | 1:193,074 | 13,358 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Viken (3,036) are calculated separately.
Vikén Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vikén Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vikén is most common in Sweden. It may also be found as a variant: Viken. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vikén? popularity and diffusion
Vikén is the 2,689,253rd most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Vikén occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Vikén reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The last name is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 193,074. In Sweden Vikén is most numerous in: Jämtland County, where 43 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 31 percent live and Västernorrland County, where 8 percent live. Apart from Sweden this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viken | 93 | 3,036 | / |
| Vikn | 89 | 1 | / |
| Vikin | 80 | 260 | / |
| Vikne | 80 | 95 | / |
| Wikén | 80 | 75 | / |
| Vicén | 80 | 9 | / |
| Vikina | 73 | 251 | / |
| Voikyn | 73 | 92 | / |
| Vikion | 73 | 27 | / |
| Voikin | 73 | 26 | / |
| Wickén | 73 | 12 | / |
| Voiken | 73 | 12 | / |
| Vicken | 73 | 12 | / |
| Veiken | 73 | 9 | / |
| Vaikne | 73 | 9 | / |
| Vikken | 73 | 8 | / |
| Vikøen | 73 | 3 | / |
| Vaikin | 73 | 3 | / |
| Viçkin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vikgne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vikien | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vikkin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vidkin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Viskne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaiken | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vickin | 73 | 0 | / |
| Voikyna | 67 | 109 | / |
| Vaikina | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vitkind | 67 | 8 | / |
| Voikina | 67 | 7 | / |
| Viskind | 67 | 4 | / |
| Veikina | 67 | 4 | / |
| Veikyna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vickina | 67 | 2 | / |
| Veijken | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vikkina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viknova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vickion | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaikėnė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaiking | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Vikén
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