Wakan Surname

359,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,007 people bear this surname

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

Wakan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3471:381,12232,528
Papua New Guinea1901:42,9145,251
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Philippines1061:955,07884,086
Poland751:506,78349,442
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Wakan (306) may also be a first name.

Wakan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wakan (Arabic: وكان, Hindi: वाकना) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 359,713th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,236,888 people. The surname Wakan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Wakan live; 44 percent live in Southeast Asia and 34 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wakan is also the 503,193rd most prevalent first name on earth, held by 306 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 347 people, or 1 in 381,122. In Indonesia Wakan is most common in: Maluku, where 64 percent are found, Jakarta, where 29 percent are found and North Maluku, where 4 percent are found. Other than Indonesia it is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent are found and Egypt, where 15 percent are found.

Wakan Last Name Statistics demography

Wakan earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.92% less than the national average, earning $34,986 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waikan91294/
Wakane91236/
Wakain9165/
Waykan9124/
Wakhan9123/
Wackan9112/
Waukan915/
Wakkan914/
Wahkan913/
Wakaan911/
Wadkean836/
Waikane835/
Waakaan834/
Watkang834/
Wazkhan833/
Wakaane832/
Weakane832/
Wadkang832/
Hwakhan832/
Waykane831/
Waskhan831/
Wakanne831/
Wakhane831/
Waikhan831/
Wakaine831/
Wachkan831/
Wacan801,016/
Wokan80221/
Wakon80188/
Wekan80105/
Vakan80101/
Waqan803/
Uakan801/
Wakkangh7723/
Waikaine779/
Wadkhean776/
Wakangne772/
Waitkane771/
Wakkasin771/
Watkhean771/
Wasdkhan771/
Wahdkhan771/
Waddkhan771/
Waikon73156/
Bakcan73145/
Vaukan7384/
Vakhan7368/
Bağkan7366/
Wokaun7346/
Wakein7331/
Vakane7329/
Wakeam7324/
Vakkan7323/
Bagkan7323/
Waacon7321/
Waquan7320/
Waskań7319/
Wadcan7313/
Vaikan738/
Wakone737/
Waukon736/
Wacane736/
Wackam736/
Wookan735/
Vakain734/
Wekain734/
Wakhon734/
Wakkam733/
Waican732/
Wokain732/
Vackan732/
Weikan732/
Waqasn732/
Huakan731/
Wakaym731/
Uakain731/
Weakon731/
Waykon731/
Uakang731/
Vagkan731/
Wakamd731/
Woukan731/
Wokean731/
Bakqan731/
Waycan731/
Wazkam731/
Watkam731/
Waqand731/
Bakahn731/
Wakaim730/
Watkheang719/
Wakhateng711/
Waakaseen711/
Waicang67316/
Watkham67287/
Waicane6769/
Waquant6728/
Wheakon6726/
Vahtkan6724/
Woukang6719/
Vakkand6718/
Vakhaan6718/
Vakhayn6715/
Vaskane6714/
Vakhann6710/
Woukane6710/
Wokaunn679/
Vaakaan677/
Watcant677/
Vakhane676/
Baukaun675/
Vaikhan674/
Watkong674/
Waikone674/
Uaykane673/
Wakeing672/
Waikaim672/
Baykain671/
Baikkan671/
Wahkong671/
Vahakan671/
Vackhan671/
Vashkan671/
Vaykane671/
Waskone671/
Backhan671/
Bakannh671/
Uhaikan671/
Weekhan671/
Vaszkan671/
Wahkoun671/
Wakhong671/
Wakoing671/
Wojkajn671/
Bagkhan671/
Weekann671/
Vadkean671/
Weakham670/
Wokasin670/

Wakan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wakan in the Hindi language
वाकनाvakana-
Wakan in the Arabic language
وكانwkan-

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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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  • 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 Wakan
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