Wieken Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wieken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wieken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany871:925,35065,249
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Belgium191:605,08754,956
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203

Wieken (11) may also be a first name.

Wieken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wieken is most common in Germany. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wieken? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,353,468th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. Wieken is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Wieken reside; 85 percent reside in Western Europe and 73 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 11 people.

Wieken is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 925,350. In Germany it is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 41 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 34 percent reside and Bremen, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 20 percent reside and Belgium, where 12 percent reside.

Wieken Last Name Statistics demography

Wieken earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.01% more than the national average, earning $54,804 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiekken9269/
Wiecken9266/
Wiesken922/
Wiken91483/
Weken91406/
Wicken83715/
Weeken8360/
Wecken8359/
Weiken8336/
Waiken8327/
Woiken8323/
Wekken8320/
Wiiken8316/
Wikken8310/
Wiecen839/
Wheken837/
Wikeen837/
Wiekem836/
Wiceen835/
Wekaen833/
Bieken832/
Wehken831/
Weaken831/
Wizken831/
Wieking77391/
Wiechen77122/
Weckend77113/
Weicken7743/
Wietkin7740/
Wickend7714/
Wittken773/
Waikuen772/
Whicken772/
Weycken771/
Wickenn771/
Weedken771/
Wickeng771/
Wickken771/
Wuikeng771/
Wiscken770/
Wissken770/
Viken733,036/
Wekin73237/
Veken73230/
Wikén7375/
Uiken7344/
Wyken7341/
Wikin7312/
Wuken731/
Wickn731/
Wiecking7195/
Wiedking711/
Veeken67411/
Wäcken67168/
Beaken67142/
Wichen6794/
Wekkin6752/
Weikin6741/
Bekenn6732/
Woikin6727/
Vicken6712/
Voiken6712/
Wickén6712/
Veiken679/
Waikin678/
Waicen678/
Vikken678/
Wickin677/
Wechen676/
Whyken675/
Wikäng675/
Wayken675/
Behken674/
Wikkin674/
Vikøen673/
Wekeem673/
Veyken672/
Uisken672/
Vaiken671/
Viecen671/
Weycen671/
Wyikin671/
Bøiken671/
Wicaen671/
Wykeng671/
Uikenn671/

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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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  • 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 Wieken
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