Wakne Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Wakne Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Wakne (13) may also be a first name.
Wakne Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakne Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wakne is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakne? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wakne is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Wakne is predominantly found in Oceania, where 71 percent of Wakne live; 71 percent live in Oceania Islands and 71 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held forename worldwide, borne by 13 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: East Sepik, where 100 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 29 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Wakne
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