Wecken Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wecken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wecken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wecken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wecken is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wecken? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,506,728th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name Wecken occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Wecken reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wecken is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 1,490,842. In Germany it is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 54 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 26 percent are found and Hamburg, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Germany Wecken is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Hong Kong, where 2 percent are found.

Wecken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wecken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wecken last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weckend92113/
Wiecken9266/
Weicken9243/
Waecken924/
Weycken921/
Weken91406/
Wicken83715/
Wäcken83168/
Wocken83168/
Wieken83164/
Weeken8360/
Weiken8336/
Wekken8320/
Wacken8315/
Wheken837/
Wechen836/
Wekaen833/
Wehken831/
Weycen831/
Weaken831/
Woeken830/
Wecn800/
Weichen77336/
Wiekken7769/
Beicken7737/
Wackeen7718/
Wechkin7714/
Wickend7714/
Beacken777/
Wejckin775/
Whicken772/
Wickeng771/
Weedken771/
Wickenn771/
Hweicen771/
Wickken771/
Wejchen771/
Wiscken770/
Beckken770/
Waken73659/
Wiken73483/
Wekin73237/
Veken73230/
Woken73128/
Wyken7341/
Wickn731/
Vecen731/
Veckienė713/
Weicking712/
Weschkin712/
Woytcken711/
Veeken67411/
Wakeen67165/
Beaken67142/
Böcken67108/
Wichen6794/
Wekkin6752/
Weikin6741/
Bekenn6732/
Waiken6727/
Woiken6723/
Vechen6722/
Wakien6714/
Wickén6712/
Vicken6712/
Wychen6711/
Wikken6710/
Veiken679/
Waicen678/
Wechin678/
Wikeen677/
Wickin677/
Wajcen675/
Wiceen675/
Whyken675/
Wayken675/
Weikne674/
Bäcken674/
Behken674/
Wakken673/
Wekeem673/
Wackin672/
Veyken672/
Veckin671/
Wacaen671/
Wackyn671/
Wahken671/
Vecaen671/
Vaeken671/
Wakaen671/
Wizken671/
Wicaen671/
Wykeng671/
Wehkin670/
Wedkin670/

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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 Wecken
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