Wike Surname
Approximately 4,897 people bear this surname
Wike Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the wike,' from residence therein. 'Wike, a home, a dwelling' (Halliwell); v. Wykes.
William del Wik, or Wike, Kent, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.
Read More About This SurnameWike Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,217 | 1:112,670 | 12,212 |
| Nigeria | 861 | 1:205,741 | 12,274 |
| England | 269 | 1:207,130 | 17,888 |
| Norway | 170 | 1:30,249 | 4,174 |
| Papua New Guinea | 152 | 1:53,643 | 6,800 |
| Indonesia | 101 | 1:1,309,398 | 90,991 |
| Sweden | 40 | 1:246,169 | 17,052 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| Chile | 18 | 1:978,693 | 19,774 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 95 | 1:256,583 | 18,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 540 | 1:92,998 | 9,526 |
Wike (6,541) may also be a first name.
Wike Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the wike,' from residence therein. 'Wike, a home, a dwelling' (Halliwell); v. Wykes.
William del Wik, or Wike, Kent, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Walter de la Wike, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Henry de la Wyke, Oxfordshire, ibid.
1777. Married — Robert Betterton and Mary Wike: St. George, Hanover Square.
A form of Wick, q.v.
Walter de la Wike.—Hand. Rolls.
Wike, Harewood, Yorks, was Wic in Domesday-Bk.
Wike Demographics
Average Male Wike Height
176.97 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wike Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wike Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wike has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wike? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 97,006th most commonly used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,488,165 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Wike live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 81,082nd most frequently held first name in the world, held by 6,541 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 3,217 people, or 1 in 112,670. In The United States Wike is most common in: North Carolina, where 24 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent reside and Nevada, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 18 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.
Wike Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wike has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wike last name rose 596 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 283 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wike Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wike surname are 30.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.15% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Wike earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 0.36% more than the national average, earning 347,326 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.08% less than the national average, earning $39,230 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.46% less than the national average, earning $43,990 CAD per year.
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Wike 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
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