Wikus Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Wikus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wikus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wikus (1,621) may also be a first name.

Wikus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wikus is more frequently found in Israel than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wikus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 33 percent of Wikus live; 33 percent live in West Asia and 33 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. Wikus is also the 191,769th most common forename internationally, borne by 1,621 people.

The surname is most frequent in Israel, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 2,852,545. In Israel Wikus is most numerous in: Tel Aviv District, where 67 percent are found and Central District, where 33 percent are found. Not including Israel it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 22 percent are found and Austria, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiskus91311/
Wickus9199/
Waikus9136/
Weikus911/
Wigkus911/
Weitkus8351/
Wittkus8315/
Woitkus8313/
Waickus8311/
Wiejkus837/
Whitkus834/
Weijkus832/
Wieckus832/
Wikhuis832/
Weidkus831/
Witkusz831/
Wickeus830/
Wicus8029/
Vikus8027/
Wikos808/
Wykus804/
Wijkhuys7735/
Wijkhuis7730/
Wickhaus778/
Weitkush772/
Weitkuss771/
Wickhuys771/
Vickus73133/
Wykusz7370/
Bickus7360/
Buikus7360/
Waicus7341/
Waikos7329/
Vaikus7314/
Vikush733/
Wikosz733/
Bigkus733/
Weskus732/
Witkuś731/
Wejkus731/
Wickos731/
Vikeus731/
Vikuse731/
Wekush731/
Bikous731/
Voikus731/
Veikus731/
Weicus731/
Weckus731/
Bikuss731/
Wikoss730/
Wijkhuijs71172/
Wijkhuise7115/
Wijckhuys713/
Wijckhuis711/
Weikhouse710/
Wickhouse710/
Whikhouse710/
Vaickus6791/
Vickous6786/
Waytkus6732/
Veikush6718/
Buickus6718/
Weaskus6717/
Veitkus6714/
Weicuss6712/
Baikous679/
Voitkus679/
Wechkus678/
Wajtkus677/
Wojtkus676/
Wajckus675/
Whitcus673/
Vichkus671/
Wykhuys671/
Huiskus671/
Vitkuse671/
Wijckhuyse671/
Wiekosz671/
Wickhos670/

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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 Wikus
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