Wikra Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wikra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wikra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638

Wikra (79) may also be a first name.

Wikra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wikra is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wikra? popularity and diffusion

Wikra is the 4,307,654th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Wikra occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 90 percent of Wikra live; 90 percent live in Oceania Islands and 90 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,083,225th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 79 people.

The last name Wikra is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 429,143. In Papua New Guinea Wikra is most prevalent in: West Sepik, where 89 percent are found, East New Britain, where 5 percent are found and East Sepik, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woikra912/
Wickra911/
Wiekra911/
Waikera8328/
Weikera831/
Vikra80111/
Wikre8079/
Wekra8026/
Uikra808/
Waikerah771/
Wickraud770/
Wickre73258/
Vikray7312/
Wikris7311/
Vaikra7311/
Vikhra731/
Bikrah731/
Vikrau731/
Waykra731/
Woikre730/
Wickry730/
Baikrai67195/
Waikere6740/
Vaikera6718/
Bickraj6716/
Waikroo677/
Vikraya673/
Vikhrau673/
Waikree671/
Vikraha671/
Vickraj671/
Vikraus671/
Waikero671/
Wickrey670/

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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
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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 Wikra
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