Wakley Surname

290,699th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Wakley Surname Definition:

=Wakeley, q.v.

Wakley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5861:95,08210,146
United States5651:641,52051,556
Wales571:54,2904,971
Australia521:519,14839,018
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Bhutan71:88,006800
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2211:110,29610,827
Wales231:68,1923,286
Guernsey71:4,665827
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1411:356,16127,153

Wakley (17) may also be a first name.

Wakley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

=Wakeley, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. Wakeley, an extra-parochial liberty, co. Hertford. 2. Mr. Ferguson classes this name with Weakley, Wakeley, Weaklin, and Wakeling, as denoting want of physical power.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Wakley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wakley (Tibetan: ཝག་ལེ།) is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 290,699th most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,533,444 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Wakley reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in British Isles. Wakley is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 17 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 586 people, or 1 in 95,082. In England Wakley is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 16 percent reside, Devon, where 14 percent reside and Hampshire, where 10 percent reside. Besides England Wakley exists in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 43 percent reside and Wales, where 4 percent reside.

Wakley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wakley has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wakley last name rose 265 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 401 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 248 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wakley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wakley last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wakley surname are 34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80.77% being registered with the party.

The amount Wakley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.99% less than the national average, earning $41,429 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.4% more than the national average, earning $51,870 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weakley925,108/
Wackley9299/
Wakhley9274/
Waikley920/
Waekley920/
Waukley920/
Wakle911,004/
Wakly9113/
Wheakley862/
Whaklley861/
Wakhle8347/
Waklee8347/
Waikle8329/
Waklay8319/
Wekley8310/
Waskle835/
Wokley834/
Waklae832/
Waklle832/
Waakle832/
Weakle832/
Waykle831/
Vakley831/
Wakleh831/
Waklet831/
Wakleu831/
Wakliy831/
Wackle830/
Wuakly830/
Weekley775,887/
Wackler77500/
Wockley7755/
Waikele7737/
Wakklee7721/
Weckley779/
Watklay774/
Wekkley772/
Wookley772/
Wakilly772/
Wheakly771/
Weakely771/
Baikley771/
Wakleep771/
Whacley771/
Wakelle771/
Wakleha771/
Bakleyi771/
Wadklay771/
Weikley770/
Weaklee770/
Waeckle770/
Wackles770/
Weakler770/
Wakla73509/
Vakle73289/
Wakli7376/
Wacle733/
Vakly732/
Wokle732/
Wekly731/
Wokly730/
Weackler719/
Beackley717/
Weeckley711/
Weakllie711/
Waiklett711/
Wadkhlay711/
Weikle671,161/
Waikla67432/
Weckle6758/
Waclet6715/
Baakle678/
Bacley677/
Wakhla676/
Woekle674/
Weckly673/
Bokley673/
Waklii673/
Vaskle672/
Vaklhe672/
Weakli672/
Beakle672/
Vakler672/
Baikle672/
Wakkla672/
Wakkli672/
Waklli672/
Waakla671/
Weikly671/
Vokley671/
Waclay671/
Wahkla671/
Waklla671/
Wwakla671/
Vakhle671/
Vaklez671/
Weekle671/
Vakleš671/
Vaklyo671/
Whacle671/
Wasqle671/
Wacleu671/
Woklie671/
Waikli671/
Wakhli671/
Wacler670/
Waskli670/
Wokler670/
Vackly670/

Wakley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wakley in the Tibetan language
ཝག་ལེ།waklé66.67
ཝག་ལས།waklé16.67
ལྦག་ལེ།baklé16.67

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Wakley Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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