Wilkenson Surname

415,025th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 839 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Wilkenson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilkenson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5481:661,42152,894
South Africa1931:280,71327,626
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
England101:5,571,806158,774
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Saint Kitts and Nevis51:11,040818
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Guyana11:762,22114,420
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1461:166,95514,226
Scotland141:267,3738,913
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2411:40,4664,758

Wilkenson (1,335) may also be a first name.

Wilkenson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wilkenson is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilkenson? popularity and diffusion

Wilkenson is the 415,025th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 8,685,990 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Wilkenson live; 68 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 214,955th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 1,335 people.

Wilkenson is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 548 people, or 1 in 661,421. In The United States it is most frequent in: Florida, where 12 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 10 percent reside. Besides The United States Wilkenson is found in 23 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 23 percent reside and Sweden, where 4 percent reside.

Wilkenson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wilkenson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wilkenson surname declined 56 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 93 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wilkenson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (77%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wilkenson surname are 11.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.62% registered with the party.

The amount Wilkenson earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 34.17% less than the national average, earning R 156,432 per year; in United States they earn 8.27% less than the national average, earning $39,580 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.95% less than the national average, earning $40,268 CAD per year.

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