Wakson Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Wakson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wackson | 92 | 407 | / |
| Waikson | 92 | 7 | / |
| Waksson | 92 | 5 | / |
| Watkson | 92 | 2 | / |
| Waksan | 83 | 102 | / |
| Wokson | 83 | 42 | / |
| Waxson | 83 | 34 | / |
| Wacson | 83 | 4 | / |
| Waksun | 83 | 3 | / |
| Vakson | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wagson | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vackson | 77 | 159 | / |
| Waksang | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wakshan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Vaykson | 77 | 3 | / |
| Vaikson | 77 | 3 | / |
| Waksung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bakhson | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakssom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baukson | 77 | 0 | / |
| Waxon | 73 | 105 | / |
| Wakssoum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakhshon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wacksung | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bacson | 67 | 44 | / |
| Bagson | 67 | 17 | / |
| Baksán | 67 | 15 | / |
| Baxson | 67 | 14 | / |
| Waksam | 67 | 13 | / |
| Waksem | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wacsan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Watxon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vokson | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vaxson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vacson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woksen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waxsom | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wagsun | 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 Wakson
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