Jakings Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Jakings Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jakings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:1,591,94567,242
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jakings Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jakings is found most frequently in England. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jakings? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,979,664th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Jakings occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Jakings reside; 81 percent reside in Northern Europe and 81 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 1,591,945. In England it is most numerous in: Norfolk, where 51 percent live, Cambridgeshire, where 26 percent live and Essex, where 14 percent live. Aside from England it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 12 percent live and Spain, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeakings9378/
Sakings863/
Joykings801/
Joekings801/
Giaskings751/
Cokings711/
Cockings67772/
Cookings671/
Sookings670/
Yakinx621/

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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 Jakings
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