Wakefiel Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Wakefiel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakefiel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Wakefiel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wakefiel is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakefiel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most widely held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Wakefiel live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 33 percent are found, Ohio, where 33 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 14 percent are found.

Wakefiel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wakefiel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wakefiel Last Name Statistics demography

Wakefiel earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning $47,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakefiela940/
Wakesfield899/
Wakeifield891/
Wakfiell880/
Wakefela880/
Wakefeeld820/
Wakefld800/
Wakefall7513/
Wakafila751/
Wakufila751/
Wakeville712/
Bakkefjell6715/
Waqeefl671/
Bakkefjäll561/

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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 Wakefiel
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