Wakling Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wakling Surname Definition:

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

1775. — John Wakelin and Martha Phillips: ibid.

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Wakling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:1,921,31276,208
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England611:399,59624,084

Wakling 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

Wakling Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wakling is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakling? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,185,033rd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Wakling reside; 79 percent reside in Northern Europe and 79 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Wakling is most widespread in England, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 1,921,312. In England Wakling is most common in: Leicestershire, where 28 percent reside, Greater London, where 24 percent reside and Buckinghamshire, where 21 percent reside. Besides England Wakling occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Wakling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wakling has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Wakling last name decreased 52 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wackling934/
Waukling930/
Waekling930/
Waklin92203/
Wacklin86243/
Weaklin862/
Watklin861/
Wekling861/
Wauklin860/
Weakelin801/
Baukling800/
Waclin77862/
Vaklin7755/
Waklen776/
Woklin772/
Waklyn770/
Bakhlin71102/
Vaklina7147/
Vacklin7143/
Bacling7142/
Vakhlin7124/
Weaklim7115/
Weaklen7113/
Baaklin714/
Weaklnd714/
Waclien711/
Beaklin711/
Wacklyn710/
Wauklen710/
Wacklen710/
Böckling67341/
Weaklend67104/
Vakhlina6758/
Bockling6731/
Wackelln671/
Bookling670/

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