Wekner Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Wekner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Wekner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wekner Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wekner occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wekner? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wekner is the 3,957,383rd most commonly used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Wekner is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Wekner are found; 60 percent are found in South America and 60 percent are found in Luso-South America.
It is most numerous in Brazil, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 14,271,622. In Brazil Wekner is mostly concentrated in: Maranhão, where 47 percent live, Amazonas, where 13 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 13 percent live. Not including Brazil this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 40 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weckner | 92 | 280 | / |
| Wejkner | 92 | 9 | / |
| Weakner | 92 | 7 | / |
| Weikner | 92 | 0 | / |
| Woekner | 92 | 0 | / |
| Woeckner | 86 | 34 | / |
| Woehkner | 86 | 1 | / |
| Weackner | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wikner | 83 | 913 | / |
| Wykner | 83 | 82 | / |
| Wakner | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wokner | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wecner | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wecknerth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wockner | 77 | 327 | / |
| Wickner | 77 | 165 | / |
| Wöckner | 77 | 37 | / |
| Waikner | 77 | 6 | / |
| Wackner | 77 | 3 | / |
| Beekner | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bekcner | 77 | 2 | / |
| Veskner | 77 | 1 | / |
| Veikner | 77 | 1 | / |
| Veckner | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weicner | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beikner | 77 | 1 | / |
| Veekner | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wagkner | 77 | 0 | / |
| Beakner | 77 | 0 | / |
| Veiknere | 71 | 2 | / |
| Beeckner | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whickner | 71 | 1 | / |
| Becknner | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wackkner | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vikner | 67 | 389 | / |
| Waknir | 67 | 25 | / |
| Vokner | 67 | 18 | / |
| Becner | 67 | 15 | / |
| Vecner | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wocner | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wicner | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waqner | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wekner
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