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Where Does The Last Name Wails Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Wails has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wails? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 1,727,723^rd most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. The last name Wails is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Wails are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Wails is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 3,815,357. In The United States Wails is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 34 percent are found, Oklahoma, where 16 percent are found and North Carolina, where 14 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent are found and Russia, where 2 percent are found.

Wails Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Wails has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 138 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 68 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wails Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Episcopalian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Wails are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the party.

Wails earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.85% less than the national average, earning $33,720 USD per year.