Wilding Surname
Approximately 12,066 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameWilding Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5,840 | 1:9,541 | 1,409 |
| United States | 2,493 | 1:145,391 | 15,016 |
| Australia | 807 | 1:33,452 | 4,410 |
| Canada | 615 | 1:59,912 | 7,061 |
| Germany | 577 | 1:139,524 | 16,921 |
| Austria | 554 | 1:15,371 | 2,277 |
| Wales | 510 | 1:6,068 | 681 |
| New Zealand | 208 | 1:21,771 | 3,817 |
| South Africa | 206 | 1:262,999 | 26,380 |
| Scotland | 78 | 1:68,639 | 5,330 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Northern Ireland | 13 | 1:141,926 | 7,751 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Gibraltar | 10 | 1:3,395 | 741 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,316 | 1:7,351 | 1,141 |
| Wales | 222 | 1:7,065 | 455 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 201 | 1:249,844 | 20,715 |
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]
Wilding Demographics
Average Male Wilding Height
177.7 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wilding Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wilding Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wilding is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wilding? popularity and diffusion
Wilding is the 43,145th most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 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. It is also the 1,162,016th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 70 people.
It is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 5,840 people, or 1 in 9,541. In England it is most numerous in: Lancashire, where 11 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 9 percent are found and Greater London, where 8 percent are found. Besides England this last name is found in 50 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.
Wilding Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wilding has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname 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 declined 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Wilding Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Wilding surname is chiefly Episcopalian (43%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Wilding last name are 15.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.95% being registered with the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whilding | 93 | 175 | / |
| Weilding | 93 | 149 | / |
| Willding | 93 | 106 | / |
| Wielding | 93 | 21 | / |
| Wildingt | 93 | 1 | / |
| Welding | 86 | 1,427 | / |
| Bilding | 86 | 32 | / |
| Vilding | 86 | 29 | / |
| Wildeng | 86 | 5 | / |
| Weldingh | 80 | 130 | / |
| Wellding | 80 | 11 | / |
| Billding | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weelding | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hwldng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wheelding | 75 | 1 | / |
| Belding | 71 | 2,780 | / |
| Velding | 71 | 140 | / |
| Weldink | 71 | 62 | / |
| Vølding | 71 | 21 | / |
| Bildeng | 71 | 8 | / |
| Vildink | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bildinc | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vildäng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bldng | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wildenks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bellding | 67 | 0 | / |
| Beelding | 67 | 0 | / |
| Veldink | 57 | 396 | / |
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