Wanken Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Wanken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1631:2,223,674139,425
Germany701:1,150,07875,714
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Wanken (26) may also be a first name.

Wanken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wanken occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanken? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,017,412th most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 29,267,253 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Wanken reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 26 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 163 people, or 1 in 2,223,674. In The United States it is most numerous in: Maryland, where 16 percent are found, Iowa, where 15 percent are found and Illinois, where 13 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 28 percent are found and Belgium, where 4 percent are found.

Wanken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wanken has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 906 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wanken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wanken last name are 11.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.89% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wanken earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% less than the national average, earning $39,546 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wankaen9230/
Wainken923/
Wangken921/
Wannken920/
Wankenne8617/
Wankin8386/
Wamken837/
Vanken837/
Wonken833/
Bancken77301/
Bahnken7789/
Wongken7731/
Wanchen7729/
Weinken7714/
Wankion779/
Vankent772/
Vankeng772/
Vankuen771/
Vankoen771/
Vankien771/
Vankeen771/
Wonkeun771/
Wamkeen771/
Wankyon771/
Hwankin771/
Vancken771/
Wonkeng771/
Beanken770/
Waumken770/
Vangken770/
Wangchen714,194/
Weingken7179/
Wounkeng7121/
Wongkuen713/
Wainnkem712/
Woonkuen711/
Hwangkem711/
Whangkem711/
Whongken711/
Wancheen711/
Weinkien711/
Wangcehn711/
Vonken67452/
Vankin67274/
Bankyn6741/
Vankyn6723/
Vancen672/
Wangcheen671/
Wanqin671/
Bankén671/
Womken671/
Wonkin670/

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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 Wanken
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