Wakun Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Wakun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 42 | 1:194,136 | 26,902 |
| Cameroon | 40 | 1:519,227 | 41,500 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Wakun (381) may also be a first name.
Wakun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wakun (Oriya: ୱାକୁନ) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakun? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,736,881st most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 40 percent of Wakun reside; 40 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 40 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 444,187th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 381 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 194,136. In Papua New Guinea Wakun is most frequent in: East Sepik, where 83 percent are found, Madang, where 12 percent are found and Morobe, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea Wakun exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 36 percent are found and Poland, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wakun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wakun in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାକୁନ | wakuna | - |
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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 Wakun
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