Wilding Surname

43,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,066 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Wilding Surname Definition:

(English) 1 for the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Weakling = Weald(a)’s Son \Weald(a from Old English ge)weald, power, might + the ‘son’ suff.

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Wilding Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,8401:9,5411,409
United States2,4931:145,39115,016
Australia8071:33,4524,410
Canada6151:59,9127,061
Germany5771:139,52416,921
Austria5541:15,3712,277
Wales5101:6,068681
New Zealand2081:21,7713,817
South Africa2061:262,99926,380
Scotland781:68,6395,330
France271:2,460,101186,232
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,3161:7,3511,141
Wales2221:7,065455
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2011:249,84420,715

Wilding (70) may also be a first name.

Wilding Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 for the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Weakling = Weald(a)’s Son \Weald(a from Old English ge)weald, power, might + the ‘son’ suff. -ing] 2 Dweller at the Wild or Uncultivated Lea [Old English wilde + Old Northern English -ing (Old Norse eng), lea, meadow]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wilding Last Name Facts

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

Wilding has its highest incidence in England. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilding? popularity and diffusion

Wilding is the 43,145th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 603,974 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Wilding live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles. Wilding is also the 1,162,016th most commonly used first name globally, held by 70 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 5,840 people, or 1 in 9,541. In England it is most common in: Lancashire, where 11 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 9 percent reside and Greater London, where 8 percent reside. Excluding England it is found in 50 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Wilding Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wilding has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wilding last name increased 176 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,240 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 230 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 7,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wilding Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wilding surname is predominantly Episcopalian (43%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wilding surname are 15.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.95% registered with the political party.

The amount Wilding earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.68% less than the national average, earning 226,049 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 57.1% more than the national average, earning R 373,320 per year; in United States they earn 4.95% more than the national average, earning $45,286 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.39% more than the national average, earning $56,337 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whilding93175/
Weilding93149/
Willding93106/
Wielding9321/
Wildingt931/
Welding861,427/
Bilding8632/
Vilding8629/
Wildeng865/
Weldingh80130/
Wellding8011/
Billding801/
Weelding800/
Hwldng771/
Wheelding751/
Belding712,780/
Velding71140/
Weldink7162/
Vølding7121/
Bildeng718/
Vildink712/
Bildinc711/
Vildäng711/
Bldng673/
Wildenks671/
Bellding670/
Beelding670/
Veldink57396/

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