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

The surname Wekan is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wekan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,795,579th most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. Wekan is predominantly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Wekan live; 53 percent live in Southeast Asia and 53 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wekan is also the 3,024,661st most widespread forename at a global level. It is borne by 14 people.

Wekan is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 2,404,531. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: Maluku, where 73 percent reside, South Sumatra, where 15 percent reside and North Maluku, where 13 percent reside. Besides Indonesia it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 46 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.

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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