Wakerley Surname

523,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 620 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Wakerley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakerley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4221:132,03313,047
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Australia611:442,55234,724
New Zealand401:113,20814,508
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Wales61:515,75523,171
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
France11:66,422,722504,397
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1201:203,12816,084
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Wakerley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wakerley is found most frequently in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakerley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 523,789th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 11,754,106 people. The last name Wakerley occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Wakerley reside; 69 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in British Isles.

Wakerley is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 422 people, or 1 in 132,033. In England Wakerley is most prevalent in: Greater Manchester, where 13 percent are found, Lincolnshire, where 9 percent are found and Essex, where 8 percent are found. Excluding England this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Wakerley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wakerley has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 352 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 492 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wakerley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wakerley last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the party.

Wakerley earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.05% more than the national average, earning $60,000 USD 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wakerley
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