Wiking Surname

546,987th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Wiking Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiking Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden4561:21,5941,792
French Polynesia611:4,6031,039
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Wiking (96) may also be a first name.

Wiking Last Name Facts

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

Wiking is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiking? popularity and diffusion

It is the 546,987th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,457,343 people. The last name Wiking is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Wiking reside; 80 percent reside in Northern Europe and 79 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 968,397th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 96 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is carried by 456 people, or 1 in 21,594. In Sweden Wiking is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 32 percent live, Skåne County, where 20 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 19 percent live. Barring Sweden it occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in French Polynesia, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Wiking Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wiking last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Wiking earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.27% more than the national average, earning $48,442 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wicking92407/
Wieking92391/
Waiking924/
Wikking921/
Wihking921/
Weiking921/
Wickings86372/
Wiecking8695/
Weicking862/
Whisking860/
Wishking860/
Weking831,080/
Viking83541/
Wikäng835/
Wehking771,311/
Wekking77459/
Wecking7772/
Weiqing7757/
Veiking7713/
Whuking7710/
Weaking777/
Vicking774/
Weeking772/
Wiching772/
Vaiking771/
Weikeng771/
Wuikeng771/
Wedking771/
Wickeng771/
Wayking770/
Wetking770/
Huisking7185/
Waiching7110/
Weiching714/
Vickings712/
Whedking712/
Waikeung711/
Wessking711/
Weiquing711/
Weikeung711/
Weekings710/
Wuqing6718/
Veking676/
Vikingova676/
Biqing673/
Vikeng672/
Büking671/
Wykeng671/
Wehedking671/
Vicing671/
Wecing671/
Bickng671/
Ueking670/

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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
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  • 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 Wiking
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