Wikner Surname

388,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 913 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wikner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wikner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden6661:14,7851,263
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Poland311:1,226,08978,991
England241:2,321,58686,519
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Finland151:366,44725,366
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Wikner (10) may also be a first name.

Wikner Last Name Facts

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

Wikner occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wikner.

How Common Is The Last Name Wikner? popularity and diffusion

Wikner is the 388,475th most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 7,981,978 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Wikner are found; 78 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in Scandinavia. Wikner is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held forename globally It is held by 10 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 666 people, or 1 in 14,785. In Sweden Wikner is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 30 percent are found, Västernorrland County, where 18 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Sweden this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Poland, where 3 percent are found.

Wikner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wikner surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wikner earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.82% less than the national average, earning 249,806 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 62.29% more than the national average, earning R 385,656 per year and in United States they earn 30.49% more than the national average, earning $56,306 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wickner92165/
Waikner926/
Weikner920/
Whickner861/
Vikner83389/
Wykner8382/
Wekner8325/
Wicner831/
Weckner77280/
Vickner7798/
Bikhner7756/
Vikhner7714/
Wejkner779/
Weakner777/
Beikner771/
Vaikner771/
Veikner771/
Weicner771/
Buickner714/
Veiknere712/
Weackner710/
Wecner672/
Viknir671/
Wecknerth671/
Vicner671/
Bicner670/

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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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  • 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 Wikner
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