Wikum Surname

691,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 428 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Wikum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wikum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
United States871:4,166,195223,594
Norway191:270,64728,127
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Wikum (2,237) may also be a first name.

Wikum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wikum occurs most in Sri Lanka. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wikum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 691,116th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 17,026,976 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Wikum live; 68 percent live in South Asia and 68 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Wikum is also the 157,987th most widespread forename worldwide, borne by 2,237 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Aside from Sri Lanka this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Norway, where 4 percent reside.

Wikum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wikum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wikum last name expanded 1,740 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wikum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wikum are 37.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 84.62% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wikum earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 27.83% more than the national average, earning 442,406 kr per year and in United States they earn 6.81% more than the national average, earning $46,088 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weikum91658/
Wickum91450/
Witkum9145/
Waikum9119/
Wiskum911/
Widkum911/
Weickum83292/
Whickum8340/
Weitkum8327/
Wickhum830/
Wikom80511/
Vikum80496/
Wekum8024/
Vikoum73756/
Viskum73227/
Wickom7326/
Vaikum7316/
Weikom7313/
Wejkum738/
Veikum737/
Waicum737/
Waikom736/
Bikkum733/
Weicum732/
Wikhom732/
Weekum731/
Vikume731/
Woikom731/
Wegkum731/
Wekume731/
Vitkum731/
Vickum731/
Wukaum731/
Witcum730/
Weykum730/
Wiccum730/
Waikhom67321/
Whitcum6714/
Bickoum674/
Vikoume672/
Baikhum671/
Veikoum671/
Wettkum671/
Whickom670/

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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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  • 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 Wikum
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