Wekain Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea
Wekain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wekan | 91 | 105 | / |
| Wakain | 83 | 65 | / |
| Wekaen | 83 | 3 | / |
| Weikan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wokain | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wikasin | 77 | 12 | / |
| Weshkan | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wezkhan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Weakane | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wekicin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wedkine | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weekhan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weekann | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wedkhan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weckant | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wakan | 73 | 1,007 | / |
| Wikan | 73 | 445 | / |
| Wokan | 73 | 221 | / |
| Vekan | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wecan | 73 | 5 | / |
| Uekan | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wykan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wikasing | 71 | 14 | / |
| Waikaine | 71 | 9 | / |
| Weskandt | 71 | 2 | / |
| Weedkhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weskamne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wickhain | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bekaan | 67 | 313 | / |
| Waikan | 67 | 294 | / |
| Wikane | 67 | 51 | / |
| Wokaun | 67 | 46 | / |
| Uekane | 67 | 35 | / |
| Vekhin | 67 | 32 | / |
| Wakein | 67 | 31 | / |
| Waykan | 67 | 24 | / |
| Wakhan | 67 | 23 | / |
| Wekene | 67 | 21 | / |
| Weikam | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wikand | 67 | 15 | / |
| Weykam | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vekane | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wackan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bekhin | 67 | 11 | / |
| Veikan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wakkan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vakain | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vekhan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wahkan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vekkan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wetkam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wekhausen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hweedkhan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Witkan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beikan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vikain | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waican | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bekayn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uecain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ueskan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veckan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Behkan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wikhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weican | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vokain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wokean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bekuin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whecan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weckam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uekhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wickan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wetcan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wecant | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wescan | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Wekain
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