Wadeley Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Wadeley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wadeley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1171:476,22330,919
South Africa821:660,70448,422
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Wales81:386,81619,671
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Wadeley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wadeley is found most in England. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadeley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wadeley is the 1,098,270th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 32,679,578 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Wadeley reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Wadeley is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 476,223. In England it is most prevalent in: West Midlands, where 31 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 21 percent are found and Bedfordshire, where 16 percent are found. Besides England Wadeley occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 37 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Wadeley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wadeley has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 334 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wadeley Last Name Statistics demography

Wadeley earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 1.14% less than the national average, earning R 234,936 per year.

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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
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  • 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 Wadeley
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