Waklin Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Waklin Surname Definition:

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

1775. — John Wakelin and Martha Phillips: ibid.

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Waklin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1881:538,50161,337
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Waklin 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

Waklin Last Name Facts

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

Waklin occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waklin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,173,425th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 35,899,241 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Waklin reside; 93 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 93 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

Waklin is most common in The Philippines, where it is borne by 188 people, or 1 in 538,501. In The Philippines it is most common in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 74 percent are found, Cagayan Valley, where 10 percent are found and Ilocos, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The Philippines this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Waklin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Waklin has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Waklin surname declined 97 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wacklin92243/
Wakling9238/
Weaklin922/
Watklin921/
Wauklin920/
Wackling864/
Weakelin861/
Waukling860/
Waclin83862/
Vaklin8355/
Waklen836/
Woklin832/
Weklin831/
Waklyn830/
Bakhlin77102/
Vaklina7747/
Vacklin7743/
Vakhlin7724/
Weaklim7715/
Weaklen7713/
Weaklnd774/
Baaklin774/
Beaklin771/
Waclien771/
Wacklen770/
Wecklin770/
Wacklyn770/
Wauklen770/
Weaklend71104/
Vakhlina7158/
Wackelln711/
Woecklin710/
Vaklinova67500/
Baclin6793/
Vaclin6723/
Böklin6721/
Veklin677/
Baklyn676/
Woclin671/
Waclen671/
Voklin671/

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