Wakner Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wakner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Wakner (24) may also be a first name.

Wakner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wakner occurs most in Australia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakner? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 33 percent of Wakner live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wakner is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 24 people.

The last name Wakner is most prevalent in Australia, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 26,995,701. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: Victoria, where 100 percent are found. Beside Australia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Wakner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wakner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wakner last name fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weakner927/
Waikner926/
Wackner923/
Wagkner920/
Weackner860/
Wackkner860/
Waknir8325/
Wekner8325/
Wacner832/
Wokner832/
Waqner831/
Wockner77327/
Weckner77280/
Vakhner77233/
Wöckner7737/
Vackner7727/
Baukner7711/
Vagkner775/
Vaukner773/
Wajcner772/
Wajknér772/
Bakhner771/
Vaikner771/
Weikner770/
Beakner770/
Woekner770/
Woeckner7134/
Wacgnere7110/
Bauckner717/
Woehkner711/
Vokner6718/
Vacner672/
Wecner672/
Bacner672/
Wocner671/

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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 Wakner
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