Wakson Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wakson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wakson (238) may also be a first name.

Wakson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wakson is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wakson is the 2,530,696th most frequent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 45 percent of Wakson are found; 45 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 45 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wakson is also the 580,229th most commonly occurring given name internationally, borne by 238 people.

It is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 313,604. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 62 percent live, West Sepik, where 19 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 12 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent live and Pakistan, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wackson92407/
Waikson927/
Waksson925/
Watkson922/
Waksan83102/
Wokson8342/
Waxson8334/
Wacson834/
Waksun833/
Vakson832/
Wagson831/
Vackson77159/
Waksang774/
Wakshan774/
Vaykson773/
Vaikson773/
Waksung771/
Bakhson771/
Wakssom771/
Baukson770/
Waxon73105/
Wakssoum711/
Bakhshon711/
Wacksung710/
Bacson6744/
Bagson6717/
Baksán6715/
Baxson6714/
Waksam6713/
Waksem674/
Wacsan673/
Watxon673/
Vokson672/
Vaxson671/
Vacson671/
Woksen671/
Waxsom670/
Wagsun670/

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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 Wakson
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