Wilkings Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

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

Wilkings Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilkings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:6,970,364322,914
England451:1,238,17956,985
Australia331:818,05251,601
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:413,14224,536
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Wilkings (34) may also be a first name.

Wilkings Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilkings is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilkings? popularity and diffusion

Wilkings is the 1,321,499th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname Wilkings is primarily found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Wilkings are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wilkings is also the 1,775,424th most widely held first name internationally, held by 34 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 6,970,364. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 42 percent live, Alaska, where 10 percent live and Georgia, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States Wilkings is found in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 19 percent live.

Wilkings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wilkings has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wilkings surname increased 347 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 24 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilkings Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wilkings surname are 42.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wilkings earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 78.56% more than the national average, earning $77,049 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.59% less than the national average, earning $44,917 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willkings943/
Walkings886/
Walikangas6718/
Wälikangas678/
Wilkenx671/
Walukonkas561/
Wilconx531/

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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 Wilkings
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