Wiekens Surname
Approximately 210 people bear this surname
Wiekens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 193 | 1:87,498 | 14,492 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
Wiekens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wiekens Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wiekens is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wiekens click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wiekens? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,144,405th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Wiekens live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 87,498. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Groningen, where 59 percent reside, Gelderland, where 10 percent reside and Drenthe, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikens | 92 | 9 | / |
| Wickens | 86 | 6,372 | / |
| Biekens | 86 | 112 | / |
| Wijkens | 86 | 25 | / |
| Wiecens | 86 | 13 | / |
| Wetkens | 86 | 4 | / |
| Widkens | 86 | 1 | / |
| Witkens | 86 | 1 | / |
| Weekens | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wieskns | 86 | 0 | / |
| Weckens | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wiechens | 80 | 231 | / |
| Whiskens | 80 | 39 | / |
| Bieckens | 80 | 35 | / |
| Whitkens | 80 | 13 | / |
| Wieckins | 80 | 2 | / |
| Whickens | 80 | 0 | / |
| Vekens | 77 | 266 | / |
| Wikins | 77 | 40 | / |
| Wicens | 77 | 22 | / |
| Vikens | 77 | 8 | / |
| Wekins | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wickins | 71 | 760 | / |
| Viskens | 71 | 261 | / |
| Veekens | 71 | 219 | / |
| Viecens | 71 | 56 | / |
| Bekkens | 71 | 46 | / |
| Vickens | 71 | 31 | / |
| Veckens | 71 | 30 | / |
| Wyckens | 71 | 27 | / |
| Veskens | 71 | 26 | / |
| Waikins | 71 | 10 | / |
| Wiecenz | 71 | 6 | / |
| Whekins | 71 | 5 | / |
| Waykens | 71 | 5 | / |
| Veikens | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wichens | 71 | 2 | / |
| Buikens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wiikins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Widkins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vekkens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wuykens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wiekinz | 71 | 0 | / |
| Weekins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wikkins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Huiskens | 67 | 575 | / |
| Wuyckens | 67 | 180 | / |
| Waitkins | 67 | 36 | / |
| Wittkins | 67 | 24 | / |
| Hueskens | 67 | 13 | / |
| Weichens | 67 | 9 | / |
| Whitkins | 67 | 5 | / |
| Whiskins | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weuquens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huijkens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beickens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weechens | 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
- 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 Wiekens
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