Wayken Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wayken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wayken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Wayken (7) may also be a first name.

Wayken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wayken is carried by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wayken? popularity and diffusion

Wayken is the 8,193,072nd most common family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Wayken live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wayken is also the 4,548,448th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 7 people.

The last name is most widely held in Canada, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 12,281,864. In Canada it is most frequent in: Alberta, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Canada Wayken exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 20 percent reside and South Africa, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wayoken9250/
Waken91659/
Wyken9141/
Wakeen83165/
Waiken8327/
Wacken8315/
Wakien8314/
Whyken835/
Wakken833/
Waykin832/
Waykne831/
Wakaen831/
Wykeng831/
Weaken831/
Wahken831/
Wadken831/
Wakemn831/
Wauken830/
Wakn802/
Wackeen7718/
Bayiken777/
Waecken774/
Waikuen772/
Wakenne772/
Bayoken771/
Weycken771/
Wayokem771/
Wakehen771/
Wakin73768/
Wiken73483/
Weken73406/
Vaken7312/
Wykin739/
Wakne737/
Vyken735/
Woytcken711/
Wicken67715/
Baaken67357/
Wäcken67168/
Wieken67164/
Beaken67142/
Woykin6792/
Buyken6770/
Weeken6760/
Wecken6759/
Wytkin6746/
Weiken6736/
Vaykin6733/
Wachen6732/
Vauken6725/
Woiken6723/
Wekken6720/
Wychen6711/
Baykyn6710/
Wikken6710/
Waicen678/
Waikin678/
Vakken677/
Wikeen677/
Wheken677/
Wakäng677/
Wajcen675/
Wekaen673/
Wackin672/
Veyken672/
Uacken672/
Vyoken671/
Vaeken671/
Weycen671/
Wasqen671/
Wizken671/
Wicaen671/
Bahken671/
Wacaen671/
Wackyn671/
Wehken671/
Uaykin671/
Vaiken671/
Whacen670/
Washkn670/
Woeken670/

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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 Wayken
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