Wakenell Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Wakenell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakenell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England961:580,39635,131
United States301:12,081,964463,456
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981

Wakenell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wakenell is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wakenell.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakenell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,441,361st most numerous last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname Wakenell is primarily found in Europe, where 66 percent of Wakenell are found; 65 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most widely held in England, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 580,396. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 67 percent reside, Shropshire, where 11 percent reside and Cambridgeshire, where 4 percent reside. Other than England this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and New Zealand, where 11 percent reside.

Wakenell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wakenell has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Wakenell surname increased 204 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wakenell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wakenell surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Wakenell earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 60.93% more than the national average, earning $69,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waknell9328/
Bakenell881/
Wagnell8047/
Wakeunl802/
Weakenwall780/
Wakonelo75107/
Wicknell752/
Wakaneli751/
Wagnelle751/
Wacknill750/
Waszkinel71131/
Wagnel7117/
Wakenyolo711/
Wignell67519/
Wagnall6721/
Waknala671/
Wägnell671/
Wakhonyela671/
Wakanla671/
Wiganll671/
Wagonel671/
Wagnela671/
Wachnel671/
Vaškinel6357/
Vaskinel639/
Vashkinel5995/
Vashkynel597/
Vakanl572/
Vakanil5315/

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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
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  • 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 Wakenell
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