Waiken Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Waiken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waiken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Waiken (23) may also be a first name.

Waiken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waiken is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waiken? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Waiken is predominantly found in Oceania, where 74 percent of Waiken live; 74 percent live in Oceania Islands and 74 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 23 people.

This last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 407,686. In Papua New Guinea Waiken is most numerous in: East Sepik, where 35 percent reside, Madang, where 35 percent reside and Enga, where 10 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Waiken Last Name Statistics demography

Waiken earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 131.3% more than the national average, earning R 549,660 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waikuen922/
Waken91659/
Wiken91483/
Wicken83715/
Wakeen83165/
Wieken83164/
Weiken8336/
Woiken8323/
Wacken8315/
Wakien8314/
Wikken8310/
Waikin838/
Waicen838/
Wikeen837/
Wayken835/
Wakken833/
Wakemn831/
Vaiken831/
Wadken831/
Wahken831/
Weaken831/
Wakaen831/
Wizken831/
Wauken830/
Wakn802/
Wiekken7769/
Wiecken7766/
Wayoken7750/
Weicken7743/
Wackeen7718/
Wickend7714/
Bayiken777/
Waecken774/
Wittken773/
Whicken772/
Wakenne772/
Wakehen771/
Wickenn771/
Wickeng771/
Wickken771/
Waikinn771/
Wuikeng771/
Wajikin771/
Wiscken770/
Wissken770/
Viken733,036/
Wakin73768/
Weken73406/
Waqin7395/
Wikén7375/
Uiken7344/
Wyken7341/
Wikne7332/
Wikin7312/
Vaken7312/
Wakne737/
Wickn731/
Wachin67747/
Baaken67357/
Wäcken67168/
Beaken67142/
Wichen6794/
Baikyn6764/
Weeken6760/
Wecken6759/
Weikin6741/
Wachen6732/
Waquin6727/
Woikin6727/
Vauken6725/
Wekken6720/
Vicken6712/
Voiken6712/
Wickén6712/
Vaickienė679/
Vaikne679/
Veiken679/
Vikken678/
Wickin677/
Vakken677/
Wheken677/
Wakäng677/
Wajcen675/
Wiceen675/
Wikäng675/
Whyken675/
Weikne674/
Wikkin674/
Vaikin673/
Wekaen673/
Vikøen673/
Wackin672/
Waykin672/
Uisken672/
Uacken672/
Bahken671/
Wacaen671/
Wackyn671/
Wehken671/
Vikien671/
Uikenn671/
Vaeken671/
Wasqen671/
Waqqin671/
Bøiken671/
Waykne671/
Wicaen671/
Waiqun671/
Wykeng671/
Woeken670/
Washkn670/
Whacen670/

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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 Waiken
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