Wicksen Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wicksen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wicksen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Wicksén (13) are calculated separately.

Wicksen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wicksen is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Wicksén. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wicksen.

How Common Is The Last Name Wicksen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 33 percent of Wicksen are found; 33 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 8,153,717. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Morobe, where 100 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wicksén9513/
Wiksen9238/
Wickson862,063/
Vicksen863/
Wikåsen862/
Wickzen861/
Wichsen861/
Wikson7728/
Wiksén7726/
Viksen777/
Wicson775/
Vicsen771/
Wiksin771/
Weksen771/
Wigsen771/
Wixsen770/
Wickshand750/
Vickson71486/
Wickzén7111/
Vicksén7110/
Wihksne7110/
Waikson717/
Wiksson716/
Wiksand713/
Weckson712/
Vicsent712/
Waikzen711/
Vicksin711/
Wichson711/
Witkson710/
Bicksin710/
Wicksom710/
Wixen6739/
Bäckåsen6710/
Huickson670/
Wiggsend670/

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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 Wicksen
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