Wakefeild Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Wakefeild Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakefeild Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Wakefeild Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wakefeild occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakefeild? popularity and diffusion

Wakefeild is the 3,141,416th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname Wakefeild is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Wakefeild reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 14,498,357. In The United States Wakefeild is most prevalent in: Virginia, where 12 percent reside, Tennessee, where 12 percent reside and Alabama, where 12 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Wakefeild Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wakefeild has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wakefeild last name expanded 313 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wakefeild Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wakefeild earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 30.32% less than the national average, earning $30,067 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.92% more than the national average, earning $51,632 CAD 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
  • 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 Wakefeild
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