Wailing Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wailing Surname Definition:

A corruption of Waylen, Weland; from the old name Wayland, and Weland, the Vulcan of the North, which Grimm thinks from Old Norse vél, Anglo-Saxon wíl, English "wile," in the sense of skill. Wayland is the appellation of a hundred in Norfolk.

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Wailing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:1,505,89364,828
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England791:308,54920,627
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Wailing (1,970) may also be a first name.

Wailing Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of Waylen, Weland; from the old name Wayland, and Weland, the Vulcan of the North, which Grimm thinks from Old Norse vél, Anglo-Saxon wíl, English "wile," in the sense of skill. Wayland is the appellation of a hundred in Norfolk.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Wailing Last Name Facts

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

Wailing is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wailing? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wailing is the 2,506,728th most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Wailing reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in British Isles. Wailing is also the 170,600th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 1,970 people.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 1,505,893. In England Wailing is most numerous in: Norfolk, where 30 percent live, Greater London, where 22 percent live and Buckinghamshire, where 16 percent live. Outside of England this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Wailing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wailing has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Wailing surname fell 53 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wailing Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wailing earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 16.31% more than the national average, earning $50,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.3% less than the national average, earning $45,062 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whailing9328/
Wailling9317/
Waitling931/
Waling921,204/
Wiling9265/
Walling8612,113/
Willing867,126/
Whaling861,152/
Wieling86783/
Wayling86360/
Bailing86333/
Weiling86329/
Wilging86187/
Wijling86135/
Wahling8667/
Wealing8638/
Witling8610/
Vailing865/
Whiling862/
Walings862/
Waileng862/
Wuiling861/
Wauling860/
Waeling860/
Wilings860/
Walging860/
Weatilling820/
Whatling801,067/
Wittling80534/
Weisling80128/
Weijling8094/
Whealing8061/
Wallings8057/
Wathling8052/
Wilingue8030/
Whayling8028/
Waehling8021/
Willingh8010/
Wahaling8010/
Wielling805/
Whalling803/
Wiehling803/
Waileung802/
Whilling801/
Wheiling801/
Watlings800/
Wallling800/
Willling800/
Waulling800/
Wuilling800/
Whisling800/
Weigling800/
Baling772,593/
Waleng77553/
Weling77363/
Biling77199/
Valing77192/
Viling7717/
Uiling7716/
Wäling7713/
Wilink7710/
Wileng775/
Wyling773/
Wahlng772/
Bailng771/
Waggeling7538/
Wittlings7527/
Wheatling753/
Weillings751/
Walingowa751/
Wheitling750/
Whittling750/
Whillings750/
Welling7112,163/
Wehling714,601/
Balling713,354/
Willink71626/
Bealing71623/
Wielink71600/
Wähling71498/
Beiling71294/
Boiling71289/
Vahling71281/
Bauling71211/
Weeling71112/
Wysling71107/
Huiling7192/
Valling7182/
Walinck7169/
Walleng7164/
Weyling7135/
Wallink7131/
Willeng7119/
Baileng7118/
Bayling7113/
Hualing7110/
Wahalng719/
Wheling717/
Veiling716/
Wetling714/
Weuling714/
Vailingová714/
Baaling713/
Wieleng712/
Wouling712/
Welieng712/
Vitling712/
Balingg711/
Walengg711/
Wueling711/
Uhiling711/
Valhing711/
Balingh711/
Visling711/
Vailingova711/
Weilingová711/
Weileng711/
Whyling710/
Bihling710/
Vieling710/
Woeling710/
Wahleng710/
Wheeling671,269/
Guhiling67374/
Wettling67128/
Welingue6769/
Vallings6758/
Woehling6739/
Vittling6721/
Wethling6717/
Wägeling6714/
Whylings6711/
Wehlings6711/
Wellingk6711/
Willinck679/
Whelling677/
Wättling673/
Waweleng672/
Boilling671/
Huayling671/
Beiuling671/
Weesling671/
Vahaling671/
Vahlling671/
Vayileng671/
Huitling671/
Vaehling671/
Wellling671/
Veitling671/
Vaysling671/
Vaïlhing671/
Wylng671/
Woutling670/
Woulings670/
Wallinke670/
Whelings670/
Weslinng670/
Veilling670/
Wallinck670/
Huisling670/

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