Wilkeson Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wilkeson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilkeson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2141:1,693,733112,431
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2421:207,51517,911

Wilkeson (38) may also be a first name.

Wilkeson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilkeson has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilkeson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,067,497th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Wilkeson live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 38 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 214 people, or 1 in 1,693,733. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Oregon, where 17 percent live, Indiana, where 14 percent live and Florida, where 13 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 6 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Wilkeson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wilkeson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wilkeson last name fell 12 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wilkeson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Wilkeson last name is principally Presbyterian (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wilkeson last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Wilkeson earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.78% less than the national average, earning $38,927 USD per year.

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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 Wilkeson
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