Wauk Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

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

Wauk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wauk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England21:27,859,030389,889
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Wauk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wauk is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wauk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wauk is the 2,152,526th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 42 percent of Wauk live; 42 percent live in Oceania Islands and 42 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

This surname is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 4,007,551. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: Papua, where 55 percent are found, East Nusa Tenggara, where 24 percent are found and South Sulawesi, where 21 percent are found. Barring Indonesia Wauk exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Wauk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wauk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wauk surname fell 7 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wauk Last Name Statistics demography

Wauk earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.88% less than the national average, earning $33,275 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Wauke89160/
Wauck8926/
Wayuk8916/
Wauks891/
Wausk891/
Wgauk891/
Waugk890/
Wak863,221/
Wuk8663/
Wayuke802/
Wayouk801/
Wake7521,058/
Wack753,976/
Waak75650/
Weak75442/
Wouk75369/
Wakh75237/
Waqu75235/
Waik75205/
Wuke75172/
Vauk75121/
Wugk7581/
Wuck7566/
Hwak7558/
Wajk7551/
Wuyk7523/
Wuik7522/
Wutk7521/
Waug7511/
Wukh756/
Wakk755/
Wukz754/
Waśk754/
Wuhk754/
Vwak752/
Whak752/
Wußk752/
Wujk752/
Weuk751/
Wahk751/
Wakc751/
Wakq751/
Wuks751/
Wukx751/
Wudk751/
Wajoukh731/
Waugh6732,520/
Waack672,374/
Wojak671,981/
Wujek671,767/
Bauck67641/
Woyak67495/
Whack67485/
Waike67470/
Weyak67367/
Wajik67261/
Wujak67193/
Watke67177/
Wudke67171/
Wacke67112/
Woiak67101/
Wujke6794/
Wahak6793/
Weake6790/
Wajak6774/
Wayak6770/
Wayok6765/
Wucke6763/
Wuigk6758/
Weiak6746/
Waszk6745/
Waick6743/
Waake6735/
Wackt6733/
Wajek6732/
Wiyak6732/
Wejak6728/
Wuike6725/
Waiak6722/
Wakke6721/
Wuyak6720/
Wakhe6718/
Waaks6718/
Wuzke6718/
Wuyek6717/
Vauck6717/
Wawek6716/
Wuyke6713/
Wuick6710/
Wackå679/
Vahuk678/
Wougk677/
Vauke677/
Wayek676/
Wayke675/
Wijak675/
Waquh674/
Waikh674/
Wouke673/
Waiok673/
Vayuk672/
Wyoak672/
Weack672/
Wouck672/
Hwuke672/
Wujkg672/
Vaiuk671/
Wuiek671/
Bauek671/
Waaik671/
Wakck671/
Wujik671/
Wioak671/
Wayik671/
Wazck671/
Hwaik671/
Whake671/
Waykh671/
Waiek671/
Waask671/
Wajkt671/
Wuy'k671/
Vwwak671/
Wathk671/
Waskh671/
Washk671/
Wadkh671/
Wuskx671/
Wuitk671/
Wucck671/
Hwaug671/
Hwujk671/
Hwutk671/
Waeck670/
Wasks670/
Waiyk670/
Wuack670/
Waisk670/

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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 Wauk
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