Wekas Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Wekas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Wekas (12) may also be a first name.
Wekas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wekas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wekas has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wekas? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wekas is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Wekas is primarily found in Oceania, where 86 percent of Wekas live; 86 percent live in Oceania Islands and 86 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring forename on earth, held by 12 people.
The surname Wekas is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea Wekas is most prevalent in: Morobe, where 83 percent are found and National Capital District, where 17 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea Wekas occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wetkas | 91 | 63 | / |
| Wekash | 91 | 1 | / |
| Weekash | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wokas | 80 | 1,269 | / |
| Wakas | 80 | 259 | / |
| Vekas | 80 | 197 | / |
| Wikas | 80 | 34 | / |
| Wekos | 80 | 31 | / |
| Wecas | 80 | 21 | / |
| Weqas | 80 | 11 | / |
| Wuekatse | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakass | 73 | 458 | / |
| Wakkas | 73 | 211 | / |
| Begkas | 73 | 72 | / |
| Wakash | 73 | 70 | / |
| Beakas | 73 | 31 | / |
| Bekkas | 73 | 19 | / |
| Bekasz | 73 | 12 | / |
| Vetkas | 73 | 10 | / |
| Wickas | 73 | 7 | / |
| Veskas | 73 | 6 | / |
| Viekas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wakqas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waikas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wakasz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Weaqas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wakaas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waqkas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vekkas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wikash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wekacz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wikaas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wokais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wokasz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waqeas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vekash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bekais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wecash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouekas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wogkas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaekas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Veikas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Veekas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Witkas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wakhas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wequas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wecast | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wokasch | 67 | 107 | / |
| Behkash | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wekoshe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wakaish | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waakaas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bekhash | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waitkas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beckeas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bekahas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiekosz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wekacze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vejkajs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vekause | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waikast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakkass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bekkash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bekaass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakkais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wickhas | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wackais | 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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- 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 Wekas
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