Wielding Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wielding Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wielding Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:3,482,379114,324
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wielding Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wielding occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wielding? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wielding is the 4,307,654th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Wielding live; 81 percent live in Northern Europe and 76 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 3,482,379. In England it is mostly concentrated in: South Yorkshire, where 44 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 25 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 19 percent live. Barring England this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Wielding Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wielding has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 27 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whielding940/
Wilding9312,066/
Welding931,427/
Weilding88149/
Weldingh88130/
Willding88106/
Wellding8811/
Wildingt881/
Bielding880/
Weelding880/
Wheelding821/
Belding802,780/
Velding80140/
Weldink8062/
Bilding8032/
Vilding8029/
Wildeng805/
Building7581/
Bealding751/
Billding751/
Beelding750/
Bellding750/
Waulding750/
Whielden750/
Hwldng711/
Veldink67396/
Vølding6721/
Bildeng678/
Vildink672/
Baheieldin671/
Vildäng671/
Bildinc671/
Boulding631,262/
Baulding63170/
Buylding6318/
Vaulding6318/
Wildenks631/
Wihilden631/
Bldng623/
Bahyildin591/

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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 Wielding
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