Wekan Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Wekan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wekan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia551:2,404,531143,692
Nigeria481:3,690,474107,175
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales41:392,10412,338

Wekan (14) may also be a first name.

Wekan Last Name Facts

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

Wekan is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wekan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wekan is the 1,795,579th most widely held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. The surname Wekan occurs mostly in Asia, where 53 percent of Wekan reside; 53 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 53 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 14 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 2,404,531. In Indonesia Wekan is mostly found in: Maluku, where 73 percent live, South Sumatra, where 15 percent live and North Maluku, where 13 percent live. Not including Indonesia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 46 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wekain914/
Weikan912/
Weshkan837/
Wezkhan833/
Weakane832/
Weekhan831/
Wedkhan831/
Weekann831/
Weckant830/
Wakan801,007/
Wikan80445/
Wokan80221/
Vekan806/
Wecan805/
Uekan804/
Wykan802/
Wekon801/
Weskandt772/
Weskamne771/
Weedkhan771/
Bekaan73313/
Waikan73294/
Wakain7365/
Wikane7351/
Wokaun7346/
Uekane7335/
Waykan7324/
Wakhan7323/
Wikand7315/
Weikam7315/
Weykam7313/
Vekane7312/
Wackan7312/
Veikan735/
Wakkan734/
Vekhan734/
Wahkan733/
Vekkan733/
Wetkam733/
Witkan732/
Beikan732/
Wokain732/
Behkan731/
Wikhan731/
Weican731/
Whecan731/
Weakon731/
Whekon731/
Wakaan731/
Ueskan731/
Wekone731/
Veckan731/
Wokean731/
Weckam731/
Uekhan731/
Bekayn731/
Wickan730/
Wetcan730/
Wecant730/
Wescan730/
Wekhausen712/
Hweedkhan712/
Huekhan67383/
Wichean67172/
Wetkham6747/
Beekhan6741/
Wheakon6726/
Weiquan6720/
Wickhan6719/
Weitkam6716/
Wichkan6712/
Wikasin6712/
Weidkam6711/
Weekham679/
Weiskam679/
Wokaunn679/
Wickand677/
Wekonne676/
Waikane675/
Vekhand674/
Waakaan674/
Bejkhan673/
Wiekoon673/
Wheacon672/
Beckahn672/
Hwakhan672/
Beikhan671/
Beckann671/
Beeckan671/
Beejkan671/
Whitkan671/
Whikane671/
Veckcan671/
Vekhane671/
Vekkant671/
Weckham671/
Houekan671/
Vezkhan671/
Waykane671/
Wyckhan671/
Wikhamn671/
Wiskant671/
Wojkajn671/
Vethkan671/
Vechkan671/
Waikhan671/
Weakham670/

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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 Wekan
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