Globally, Waken (Wak 
, Waken 
) is quite a rare largely male, but seldom female first name. The given name Waken is habitual in South-eastern Asia, particularly Brunei, where it is quite a rare male name, Indonesia, where it is quite a rare mostly masculine, but infrequently female name, and Malaysia, where it is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but very seldom girly name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Indonesia, China, and Malaysia. Likewise, Waken is the last name as well as the forename.