Waknell Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Waknell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waknell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:2,063,63279,942
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310

Waknell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waknell occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Waknell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waknell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. Waknell is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Waknell reside; 96 percent reside in Northern Europe and 96 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,063,632. In England it is most frequent in: Northamptonshire, where 30 percent are found, Oxfordshire, where 26 percent are found and West Midlands, where 15 percent are found. Outside of England it is found in one country. It also occurs in France, where 4 percent are found.

Waknell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Waknell has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 180 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Waknell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakenell93149/
Wagnell8647/
Wakonelo80107/
Backnell804/
Wicknell802/
Wakaneli801/
Wagnelle801/
Wacknill800/
Wagnel7717/
Wignell71519/
Wagnall7121/
Wakeunl712/
Wagonel711/
Wägnell711/
Waknala711/
Wakhonyela711/
Wakanla711/
Wiganll711/
Wagnela711/
Wachnel711/
Bacnell711/
Wakanala67165/
Wakunoli676/
Wakanile673/
Bäcknell673/
Wakinalo671/
Wakwanle671/
Wieganel670/
Bocknell670/
Boocknell630/

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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
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  • 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 Waknell
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