Wik Surname

99,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Norway

Wik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,5731:6,260576
Norway9661:5,323521
United States9321:388,90434,194
Finland2891:19,0202,710
Papua New Guinea2511:32,4853,773
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Canada1041:354,28532,012
Argentina941:454,71734,122
Indonesia881:1,502,832101,066
Germany571:1,412,37687,104
Poland411:927,04369,048
Australia331:818,05251,601
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
England161:3,482,379114,324
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
China61:227,886,92811,701
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
France41:16,605,680368,153
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Wik (1,300) may also be a first name.

Wik Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wik is found most in Sweden. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wik? popularity and diffusion

It is the 99,960th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,540,707 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Wik reside; 61 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 218,222nd most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 1,300 people.

The surname Wik is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is borne by 1,573 people, or 1 in 6,260. In Sweden Wik is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 19 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 15 percent reside and Uppsala County, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Sweden Wik occurs in 42 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Wik Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wik has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wik last name rose 320 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wik Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wik last name are 2.96% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.27% registered with the political party.

The amount Wik earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 25.99% more than the national average, earning 436,017 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.42% more than the national average, earning $44,626 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.01% less than the national average, earning $49,180 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wick8626,568/
Wike864,897/
Weik864,111/
Wijk861,187/
Wiek861,026/
Waik86205/
Woik8681/
Wuik8622/
Wikh8619/
Wihk8616/
Whik868/
Wikå865/
Wizk863/
Wikx862/
Wikk862/
Hwik861/
Vwik861/
Widk861/
Wikt861/
Wigk861/
Wikq861/
Wwik861/
Wikc861/
Wicke756,061/
Wieck754,481/
Weick753,929/
Woike75700/
Waike75470/
Weike75173/
Wikke75154/
Woigk75153/
Woick75115/
Whike7589/
Wizke7578/
Wuigk7558/
Wijks7545/
Waick7543/
Wijck7542/
Wuike7525/
Wiszk7522/
Whick7521/
Wikås7515/
Wikhe7515/
Wuick7510/
Weijk758/
Wijke755/
Waikh754/
Witks752/
Wicck752/
Wihke752/
Witck752/
Vwick752/
Wuitk751/
Witkė751/
Hwaik751/
Waaik751/
Wichk751/
Wittk751/
Weikh750/
Waisk750/
Wickk750/
Wiock750/
Vik678,256/
Wittke677,975/
Wyk671,581/
Wek671,520/
Wig67816/
Woitke67528/
Uik67256/
Woicke67158/
Weicks67109/
Woidke6788/
Wjk6780/
Weißke6746/
Wuiske6742/
Woiske6731/
Weidke6717/
Weitke6716/
Wiková6712/
Wiskås678/
Wiq677/
Weicke675/
Weickh675/
Withks673/
Whicks673/
Wiksås673/
Waiske672/
Woigke672/
Waikhe672/
Wuicke671/
Witcke671/
Wiscke671/
Woitck671/
Widtke671/
Witkke671/
Wittck671/
Wick's671/
Wicktt670/
Woicks670/
Whitke670/

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Wik Reference & Research

Wick DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Wick FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Wik
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis