Wimbles Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wimbles Surname Definition:

Wimble’s (Son): v. Wimble.

Wimbles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England781:714,33440,171
United States311:11,692,224454,091
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Wimbles Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Wimble’s (Son): v. Wimble.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wimbles Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wimbles is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wimbles? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,434,893rd most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. The last name Wimbles occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Wimbles are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 714,334. In England Wimbles is mostly found in: Lancashire, where 47 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 42 percent are found and Lincolnshire, where 4 percent are found. Other than England it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and South Africa, where 11 percent are found.

Wimbles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wimbles has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 388 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wimbles Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wimbles earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 37.74% less than the national average, earning R 147,948 per year; in United States they earn 16.75% less than the national average, earning $35,922 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.78% more than the national average, earning $57,525 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wimbls921/
Wombles86718/
Wambles86332/
Wimples860/
Wembles860/
Wumbles860/
Wamblesa8054/
Wamblesia752/
Wambalesa751/
Wambels712/
Wamples710/
Huembles671/
Wampoles670/
Wambulisa6334/
Wembilase634/
Wembelius633/
Wambeleci631/
Wambaluse631/
Wembuluso631/
Binbilles631/
Venbles571/
Wamplas570/

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Footnotes

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