Wiks Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Wiks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Wiks (23) may also be a first name.

Wiks Last Name Facts

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

Wiks is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiks? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Wiks live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 23 people.

Wiks is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 21,321,114. In The United States Wiks is mostly concentrated in: Washington, where 41 percent reside, Idaho, where 35 percent reside and Michigan, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 27 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent reside.

Wiks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wiks last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wiks earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.75% less than the national average, earning $38,077 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.69% less than the national average, earning $40,396 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wicks8929,042/
Wikse89141/
Weiks8989/
Wijks8945/
Wikås8915/
Waiks8910/
Witks892/
Wieks892/
Wikks890/
Weicks80109/
Wiecks80106/
Weikes8010/
Wiskås808/
Wiksås803/
Withks803/
Whicks803/
Wick's801/
Waikes801/
Woicks800/
Viks75733/
Wyks7551/
Weks7539/
Wigs7512/
Wics757/
Wikx752/
Uiks752/
Wixs752/
Wuks751/
Wjks751/
Wisx751/
Whiksch731/
Weeks6777,530/
Wiggs675,948/
Wykes674,454/
Weaks671,474/
Vicks671,222/
Vikse67785/
Buiks67222/
Wecks67218/
Vikås6790/
Whyks6782/
Wichs6725/
Weyks6715/
Wycks6714/
Viksz677/
Viksø676/
Wekks676/
Veiks676/
Wigst674/
Wicxs674/
Viksh674/
Vaiks673/
Waics673/
Biksz672/
Wicss671/
Wicksová671/
Weisx671/
Wesks671/
Vioks671/
Vikss671/
Vitks671/
Weksø671/
Wwics671/
Weigs670/
Wweks670/
Whigs670/
Weksh670/
Huiks670/

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Wiks 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

  • 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 Wiks
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis