Waikin Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

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

Waikin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waikin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Waikin (3,071) may also be a first name.

Waikin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waikin occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waikin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 38 percent of Waikin reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 130,217th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 3,071 people.

This surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Morobe, where 67 percent reside and East Sepik, where 33 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Canada, where 13 percent reside.

Waikin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Waikin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Waikin last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waikinn921/
Wajikin921/
Wakin91768/
Wikin9112/
Weikin8341/
Woikin8327/
Waiken8327/
Wakien8314/
Wickin837/
Wikkin834/
Vaikin833/
Wackin832/
Waykin832/
Wakn802/
Witkind7750/
Whitkin7731/
Wakchin7722/
Weikinn7714/
Vaikina7713/
Wishkin7712/
Wittkin7710/
Washkin778/
Watkisn778/
Weaking777/
Waichin775/
Wojakin775/
Watkind774/
Wadking774/
Wattkin773/
Waikuen772/
Watkinn772/
Wickind771/
Wihking771/
Bayikin771/
Wikking771/
Vaiking771/
Woitkin770/
Whaking770/
Wakkina770/
Vakin731,388/
Waken73659/
Wiken73483/
Vikin73260/
Wekin73237/
Waqin7395/
Wikén7375/
Wikne7332/
Wykin739/
Uikin737/
Wakne737/
Uakin733/
Wickn731/
Wjkin731/
Weiskind7174/
Whiskind7128/
Whitkind7115/
Wischkin7114/
Weißkind7110/
Weicking712/
Wittkind712/
Waddking711/
Wattking711/
Waschkin711/
Whisking710/
Wishking710/
Vakina67753/
Wachin67747/
Wicken67715/
Vikina67251/
Wichin67242/
Wakeen67165/
Wieken67164/
Woykin6792/
Baikyn6764/
Wekkin6752/
Wytkin6746/
Wittckind6736/
Weiken6736/
Vaykin6733/
Waquin6727/
Vikion6727/
Voikin6726/
Woiken6723/
Weiqin6718/
Wacken6715/
Wickén6712/
Wikken6710/
Vaickienė679/
Vaikne679/
Waicen678/
Wikeen677/
Wakäng677/
Wayken675/
Wikäng675/
Weikne674/
Wakken673/
Vakkin672/
Vaukin671/
Wackyn671/
Wakemn671/
Vikien671/
Vikkin671/
Vidkin671/
Uakina671/
Uaykin671/
Vakind671/
Vaiken671/
Vackin671/
Vadkin671/
Wadken671/
Wahken671/
Weaken671/
Viçkin671/
Vaitkiėnė671/
Weisskind671/
Waqqin671/
Wakaen671/
Wujkin671/
Woukin671/
Wizken671/
Waykne671/
Waiqun671/
Bahkin671/
Vickin670/
Wickim670/
Wauken670/
Wehkin670/
Washkn670/
Huikin670/
Wedkin670/

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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 Waikin
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