Wik Surname
Approximately 4,730 people bear this surname
Wik Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1,573 | 1:6,260 | 576 |
| Norway | 966 | 1:5,323 | 521 |
| United States | 932 | 1:388,904 | 34,194 |
| Finland | 289 | 1:19,020 | 2,710 |
| Papua New Guinea | 251 | 1:32,485 | 3,773 |
| DR Congo | 130 | 1:568,304 | 43,658 |
| Canada | 104 | 1:354,285 | 32,012 |
| Argentina | 94 | 1:454,717 | 34,122 |
| Indonesia | 88 | 1:1,502,832 | 101,066 |
| Germany | 57 | 1:1,412,376 | 87,104 |
| Poland | 41 | 1:927,043 | 69,048 |
| Australia | 33 | 1:818,052 | 51,601 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| Denmark | 21 | 1:268,796 | 20,394 |
| Malaysia | 20 | 1:1,474,711 | 61,770 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
Wik (1,300) may also be a first name.
Wik Demographics
Average Male Wik Height
175.54 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wik Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wik Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wik is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wik click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wik? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wik is the 99,960th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,540,707 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Wik are found; 61 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in Scandinavia. Wik is also the 218,222nd most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 1,300 people.
This surname is most common in Sweden, where it is held by 1,573 people, or 1 in 6,260. In Sweden Wik is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 19 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 15 percent live and Uppsala County, where 10 percent live. Beside Sweden Wik occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.
Wik Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wik has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Wik last name increased 320 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wik Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wik surname are 2.96% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.27% being registered with the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wick | 86 | 26,568 | / |
| Wike | 86 | 4,897 | / |
| Weik | 86 | 4,111 | / |
| Wijk | 86 | 1,187 | / |
| Wiek | 86 | 1,026 | / |
| Waik | 86 | 205 | / |
| Woik | 86 | 81 | / |
| Wuik | 86 | 22 | / |
| Wikh | 86 | 19 | / |
| Wihk | 86 | 16 | / |
| Whik | 86 | 8 | / |
| Wikå | 86 | 5 | / |
| Wizk | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wikx | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wikk | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hwik | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vwik | 86 | 1 | / |
| Widk | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wikt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wigk | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wikq | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wwik | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wikc | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wicke | 75 | 6,061 | / |
| Wieck | 75 | 4,481 | / |
| Weick | 75 | 3,929 | / |
| Woike | 75 | 700 | / |
| Waike | 75 | 470 | / |
| Weike | 75 | 173 | / |
| Wikke | 75 | 154 | / |
| Woigk | 75 | 153 | / |
| Woick | 75 | 115 | / |
| Whike | 75 | 89 | / |
| Wizke | 75 | 78 | / |
| Wuigk | 75 | 58 | / |
| Wijks | 75 | 45 | / |
| Waick | 75 | 43 | / |
| Wijck | 75 | 42 | / |
| Wuike | 75 | 25 | / |
| Wiszk | 75 | 22 | / |
| Whick | 75 | 21 | / |
| Wikås | 75 | 15 | / |
| Wikhe | 75 | 15 | / |
| Wuick | 75 | 10 | / |
| Weijk | 75 | 8 | / |
| Wijke | 75 | 5 | / |
| Waikh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Witks | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wicck | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wihke | 75 | 2 | / |
| Witck | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vwick | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wuitk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Witkė | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hwaik | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waaik | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wichk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wittk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weikh | 75 | 0 | / |
| Waisk | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wickk | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wiock | 75 | 0 | / |
| Vik | 67 | 8,256 | / |
| Wittke | 67 | 7,975 | / |
| Wyk | 67 | 1,581 | / |
| Wek | 67 | 1,520 | / |
| Wig | 67 | 816 | / |
| Woitke | 67 | 528 | / |
| Uik | 67 | 256 | / |
| Woicke | 67 | 158 | / |
| Weicks | 67 | 109 | / |
| Woidke | 67 | 88 | / |
| Wjk | 67 | 80 | / |
| Weißke | 67 | 46 | / |
| Wuiske | 67 | 42 | / |
| Woiske | 67 | 31 | / |
| Weidke | 67 | 17 | / |
| Weitke | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wiková | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wiskås | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wiq | 67 | 7 | / |
| Weicke | 67 | 5 | / |
| Weickh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Withks | 67 | 3 | / |
| Whicks | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wiksås | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waiske | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woigke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waikhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wuicke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Witcke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiscke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woitck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Widtke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Witkke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wittck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wick's | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wicktt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Woicks | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whitke | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis