Wakelen Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wakelen Surname Definition:

1763. Married — John Wakeling and Elizabeth Harrison: St. George, Hanover Square.

1775. — John Wakelin and Martha Phillips: ibid.

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Wakelen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England901:619,09036,665
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wakelen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A variant of Wanklyn. In addition to the earlier instances given under Wanklyn, I add the following:

1763. Married — John Wakeling and Elizabeth Harrison: St. George, Hanover Square.

1775. — John Wakelin and Martha Phillips: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Wakelen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wakelen is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakelen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,727,723rd most widely held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. The surname Wakelen is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Wakelen are found; 82 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 619,090. In England Wakelen is mostly found in: Lincolnshire, where 32 percent reside, West Sussex, where 18 percent reside and Kent, where 17 percent reside. Aside from England this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Wakelen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wakelen has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 220 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wakelen Last Name Statistics demography

Wakelen earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 6.19% less than the national average, earning $46,609 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakeleen930/
Waklen926/
Wakelin864,486/
Wakelyn86116/
Weaklen8613/
Wekelen861/
Wakelem861/
Wauklen860/
Wacklen860/
Wakeling804,469/
Wackelin8040/
Wakelyng801/
Wakelind801/
Weakelin801/
Wakkelin801/
Waekelin800/
Whakelin800/
Waclen771/
Waeckelin751/
Vakalen7119/
Wakilin7115/
Wakelim7114/
Wäcklen711/
Vacklen711/
Vakelin711/
Weiklen710/
Backelin67219/
Böckelen6729/
Vackelin6719/
Wachelin6714/
Wochelen672/
Waikilin671/
Vadkelin671/
Vokelien670/

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