Wayland Forename

114,924th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 3,752 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Wayland Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: Land bordering a public route of travel.

Wayland Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
3,4761:104,2974,572
Philippines
98%
 
871:1,218,50031,300
Canada
100%
491:676,19115,827
England
100%
451:1,235,62018,913
South Africa
100%
361:1,514,79649,831
Brazil
100%
121:17,853,013181,068
China-111:124,186,88965,712
Thailand
100%
51:14,013,163173,193
Scotland
100%
51:1,070,07310,235
Australia-31:4,552,54130,048
Hong Kong-31:2,584,24211,307
Germany
100%
21:48,338,93872,742
Singapore
100%
11:6,287,05439,645
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104
Saint Kitts and Nevis-11:54,8612,604
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Nicaragua
100%
11:6,018,33634,175
Mexico
100%
11:124,144,427140,512
Malaysia
100%
11:30,449,940373,101
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Israel-11:8,402,91845,019
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
DR Congo
100%
11:73,827,605146,761
Dominica-11:75,4711,341
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
Bermuda-11:64,8262,481

Wayland (4,459) may also be a surname.

Wayland Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: Land bordering a public route of travel.

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

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