Wakefield Forename

735,679th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this name

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

Wakefield Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: [Dweller at the] wet field.

Wakefield Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
96%
 
1121:3,236,93746,208
South Africa
100%
171:3,207,80380,389
Ghana
100%
41:6,746,5548,075
England-31:18,534,307106,915
Zimbabwe
100%
21:7,711,90884,647
Brazil-21:107,118,077571,487
China-21:683,027,89194,999
Venezuela-21:15,100,946147,145
Australia-21:6,828,81137,569
Nigeria
100%
11:177,564,360489,087
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Wales-11:3,094,30916,222
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Philippines
100%
11:106,009,477690,015
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Canada-11:33,133,372113,810
Barbados-11:289,7893,893

Wakefield (40,064) may also be a surname.

Wakefield Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: [Dweller at the] wet field.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Wakefield Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whakefield951/
Wakeefield951/
Wakefiield951/
Wakefild941/
Wakefeld941/
Wakfield941/
Weakfield891/
Weikfield784/
Wekifield781/
Wickfield781/
Wigfield711/
Wakaviledi531/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wakefield