Wokin Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

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

Wokin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wokin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea751:108,71614,715
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Wokin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wokin has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wokin.

How Common Is The Last Name Wokin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wokin is the 2,061,309th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 90 percent of Wokin reside; 90 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 90 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The last name Wokin is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 108,716. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: West Sepik, where 85 percent reside and Western, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Israel, where 1 percent reside.

Wokin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wokin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wokin last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wokin Last Name Statistics demography

Wokin earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42% less than the national average, earning $25,025 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woykin9192/
Woikin9127/
Wodkin911/
Woukin911/
Wokn891/
Wouking8344/
Wocking838/
Woodkin831/
Woitkin830/
Wakin80768/
Vokin80468/
Wekin80237/
Woken80128/
Wokne809/
Wukin801/
Wookn800/
Voykin73695/
Vokina73427/
Wocken73168/
Bookin73149/
Votkin73125/
Bockin73110/
Wekkin7352/
Voikin7326/
Woiken7323/
Wakien7314/
Bokkin7310/
Wudkin735/
Wutkin735/
Wochin734/
Wookim733/
Bogkin733/
Bojkin733/
Wackin732/
Vokion731/
Voekin731/
Buokin731/
Vojkin731/
Voking731/
Wujkin731/
Woïkne731/
Woeken730/
Wehkin730/
Voykina67394/
Vocking67169/
Voshkin6762/
Wakchin6722/
Whuking6710/
Watkisn678/
Washkin678/
Vouking677/
Voikina677/
Vochkin676/
Watkind674/
Wadking674/
Voytkin673/
Wattkin673/
Boykinn673/
Wakn672/
Wouchin672/
Watkinn672/
Wocn671/
Vokn671/
Uokn671/
Uokienė671/
Wokenne671/
Whaking670/
Wakkina670/
Bouckin670/
Buoykin670/

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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 Wokin
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