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

The last name Wails occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

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

It is the 1,727,723^rd most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Wails live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.

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

Wails Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Wails has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 138 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 68 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wails Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Wails last name is primarily Episcopalian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Wails are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.64% registered with the political 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.