Wekken Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wekken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wekken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Wekken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wekken is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wekken.

How Common Is The Last Name Wekken? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wekken is the 4,427,875th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Wekken are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 888,799. In The Netherlands Wekken is primarily concentrated in: Zeeland, where 53 percent live, South Holland, where 26 percent live and Flevoland, where 5 percent live. Not including The Netherlands it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent live.

Wekken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wekken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wekken surname declined 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiekken9269/
Weken91406/
Wieken83164/
Weeken8360/
Wecken8359/
Wekkin8352/
Weiken8336/
Wikken8310/
Wheken837/
Wakken833/
Wekaen833/
Weaken831/
Wehken831/
Woeken830/
Wekking77459/
Weckend77113/
Wiecken7766/
Weicken7743/
Waecken774/
Wickken771/
Weycken771/
Weedken771/
Beakken771/
Wekkind770/
Beckken770/
Waken73659/
Wiken73483/
Wekin73237/
Veken73230/
Woken73128/
Wyken7341/
Wicken67715/
Veeken67411/
Wäcken67168/
Wocken67168/
Wakeen67165/
Beaken67142/
Weikin6741/
Bekenn6732/
Waiken6727/
Woiken6723/
Bekkin6721/
Wacken6715/
Wakien6714/
Veiken679/
Vikken678/
Vakken677/
Wikeen677/
Wechen676/
Wiceen675/
Wayken675/
Whyken675/
Behken674/
Weikne674/
Wikkin674/
Wekeem673/
Veyken672/
Wahken671/
Wykeng671/
Vaeken671/
Weycen671/
Wakaen671/
Wizken671/
Wedkin670/
Wehkin670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wekken
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