Waplington Surname

643,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Waplington Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waplington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3731:149,37814,295
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Scotland111:486,71119,179
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1561:156,25213,619

Waplington Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waplington is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Waplington click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waplington? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 643,972nd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 15,472,497 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Waplington are found; 82 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in British Isles.

Waplington is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 373 people, or 1 in 149,378. In England it is most numerous in: Nottinghamshire, where 33 percent live, Derbyshire, where 11 percent live and West Midlands, where 10 percent live. Apart from England it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent live and South Africa, where 5 percent live.

Waplington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Waplington has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Waplington surname rose 239 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Waplington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Waplington surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Waplington earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.04% more than the national average, earning R 337,548 per year; in United States they earn 50.17% more than the national average, earning $64,797 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.6% less than the national average, earning $49,383 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wapplington9523/
Whaplington954/
Wapliington951/
Whapplington9161/
Wappleington910/
Wablington9026/
Waplimgton901/
Wopplington861/

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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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  • 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 Waplington
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