Waskan Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Austria

Waskan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waskan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland361:1,055,79973,637
Austria231:370,23639,193
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Waskań (19) are calculated separately.

Waskan (207) may also be a first name.

Waskan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waskan (Arabic: وسكن) is found in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Waskań. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waskan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,034,059th most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Waskan live; 42 percent live in Eastern Europe and 42 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 629,010th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 207 people.

Waskan is most numerous in Poland, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 1,055,799. Besides Poland this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Waskan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Waskan are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Waskan earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 55.23% more than the national average, earning $66,982 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.38% less than the national average, earning $39,557 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waskań9419/
Waskhan921/
Vaskan83637/
Woskan838/
Waskon833/
Vaskane7714/
Weshkan777/
Wazkhan773/
Vaskain772/
Wachkan771/
Vaszkan771/
Waskone771/
Vashkan771/
Watskon770/
Wadzkhan711/
Vaskaine711/
Vascan67717/
Voskan6729/
Vaskanova6728/
Bascan6724/
Wascam679/
Wascon676/
Wazkam671/
Basqan671/
Baxkan671/
Veskan671/
Weskon671/
Ueskan671/
Vaskon671/
Wescan670/

Waskan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Waskan in the Arabic language
وسكنwskn-
وسكانwskan-

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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 Waskan
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