Wikanes Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Wikanes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wikanes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway141:367,30634,015
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191

Wikanes Last Name Facts

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

Wikanes is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wikanes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most numerous last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Wikanes is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Wikanes are found; 88 percent are found in Northern Europe and 88 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Wikanes is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 367,306. In Norway Wikanes is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 50 percent are found, Southern Norway, where 36 percent are found and Eastern Norway, where 14 percent are found. Not including Norway this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 13 percent are found.

Wikanes Last Name Statistics demography

Wikanes earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 21.13% less than the national average, earning 272,939 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vikanes86230/
Vikenes7180/
Vikanis7128/
Bikanis711/
Wekenes710/
Vikainis6724/
Witkonis6715/
Wikanaiz671/
Wekenesh671/
Wickenheiss671/
Viscaines631/
Vykhanets631/
Wikhanaiz631/
Vikonis5728/
Bikonis5726/
Vikenäs578/
Uecanes571/
Vikanaiz539/
Witconis537/
Baikonys531/
Baycones531/
Uecanese531/
Voykanis531/
Wyskanycz5015/
Vicainijs501/

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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 Wikanes
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