Wakens Surname
Approximately 152 people bear this surname
Wakens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 148 | 1:366,066 | 33,202 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Wakens Demographics
Average Wakens Salary in
South Africa
R 226,128
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Wakens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakens Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakens occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakens? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,422,956th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Wakens live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 366,066. In South Africa it is most common in: Western Cape, where 98 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 1 percent are found and Gauteng, where 1 percent are found. Besides South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Haiti, where 1 percent are found.
Wakens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wakens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wakens last name decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wakens Last Name Statistics demography
Wakens earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 4.84% less than the national average, earning R 226,128 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wackens | 92 | 26 | / |
| Waekens | 92 | 18 | / |
| Waykens | 92 | 5 | / |
| Waakens | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wadkens | 92 | 0 | / |
| Waeckens | 86 | 49 | / |
| Whatkens | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wakins | 83 | 79 | / |
| Watkns | 83 | 8 | / |
| Wadkns | 83 | 0 | / |
| Baukens | 77 | 84 | / |
| Watkyns | 77 | 37 | / |
| Wackins | 77 | 26 | / |
| Hwakins | 77 | 17 | / |
| Waikins | 77 | 10 | / |
| Waykins | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wakkins | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wajkins | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wachens | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wahkins | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weckens | 77 | 0 | / |
| Waekins | 77 | 0 | / |
| Weekens | 77 | 0 | / |
| Waakins | 77 | 0 | / |
| Waukins | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bakns | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waitkins | 71 | 36 | / |
| Wattkins | 71 | 12 | / |
| Whatkins | 71 | 10 | / |
| Watkinns | 71 | 4 | / |
| Watkinss | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wathkins | 71 | 2 | / |
| Watkkins | 71 | 2 | / |
| Watdkins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weatkins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hwaskins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wackkins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wachkins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wadkinss | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wadtkins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Waadkins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Waatkins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vekens | 67 | 266 | / |
| Bakins | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vakins | 67 | 3 | / |
| D'Watkins | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wekins | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bökens | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vokens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahatkins | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wokins | 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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- 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 Wakens
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