Wakerell Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wakerell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakerell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England791:705,29239,851
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
India91:85,229,487684,495
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515

Wakerell Last Name Facts

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

Wakerell is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakerell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,710,039th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Wakerell are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 705,292. In England Wakerell is most frequent in: Greater London, where 29 percent are found, Kent, where 25 percent are found and West Midlands, where 11 percent are found. Excluding England this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 17 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.

Wakerell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wakerell has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wakerell surname rose 219 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wakerell Last Name Statistics demography

Wakerell earn a lot more than the average income. In Canada they earn 38.68% more than the national average, earning $68,899 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakerel931/
Wakerill880/
Wackerl80322/
Bakerel8022/
Wakerleh7513/
Waeckerl752/
Wahkerleh711/
Wekherill710/
Bakırel67314/
Bakirel6710/
Weckerl678/
Wacherl671/
Bakeril671/
Baquerel6319/
Vakharel6313/
Vacquerel5943/
Bacquerel591/
Vakarl577/
Vacarel53158/
Wöcherl5362/
Bakiril532/
Wocherl532/
Baquirel50357/
Baqueril5014/
Boquerel5013/
Weicherl501/

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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 Wakerell
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