Wakein Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Wakein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 30 | 1:271,791 | 36,992 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Wakein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakein Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wakein is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wakein.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakein? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wakein is the 3,543,123rd most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Wakein occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Wakein reside; 97 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 97 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
This surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 271,791. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: West Sepik, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea Wakein occurs in one country. It also occurs in Botswana, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakeing | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wakene | 83 | 4,249 | / |
| Wakain | 83 | 65 | / |
| Wakine | 83 | 48 | / |
| Vakein | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bakein | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wakijan | 77 | 330 | / |
| Wakiten | 77 | 31 | / |
| Wakiyen | 77 | 22 | / |
| Wackeen | 77 | 18 | / |
| Wakehan | 77 | 11 | / |
| Wakiyan | 77 | 8 | / |
| Wadkean | 77 | 6 | / |
| Watkine | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wakuing | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wickein | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wakijon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakehen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wackine | 77 | 1 | / |
| Watkene | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakhene | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakoing | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakaine | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakeiam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wadkine | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wakan | 73 | 1,007 | / |
| Watkheng | 71 | 79 | / |
| Waikaine | 71 | 9 | / |
| Wadkhean | 71 | 6 | / |
| Baykeian | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wakhijan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wakayind | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakkasin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Watkhean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wadkheen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wokeisen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Waikan | 67 | 294 | / |
| Wakane | 67 | 236 | / |
| Vakhin | 67 | 178 | / |
| Wakeam | 67 | 24 | / |
| Waykan | 67 | 24 | / |
| Wakhan | 67 | 23 | / |
| Wackan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Watkheang | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bakuin | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waukan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wekain | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wakkan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vakain | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wahkan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weikan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baqein | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wokain | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waican | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vakine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waakaseen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakinh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wacaen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weican | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uakain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wokean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wokene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakhateng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakaim | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bokein | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wakein
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