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Where Does The Last Name Waken Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Waken occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waken? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 499,597^th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 11,058,492 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 56 percent of Waken are found; 56 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 56 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 359,856^th most common forename worldwide, borne by 548 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 281 people, or 1 in 29,017. In Papua New Guinea Waken is primarily found in: East Sepik, where 61 percent live, National Capital District, where 9 percent live and Madang, where 7 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and Indonesia, where 20 percent live.

Waken Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Waken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Waken surname grew 1,690 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 69 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Waken Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Waken last name are 29.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.09% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Waken earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.6% less than the national average, earning R 67,500 per year and in United States they earn 18.05% more than the national average, earning $50,938 USD per year.