Wokes Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wokes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wokes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:977,51048,999
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Wokes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wokes is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wokes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wokes is the 1,806,862nd most widely held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. Wokes is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Wokes live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 977,510. In England it is mostly found in: West Yorkshire, where 51 percent are found, Hampshire, where 16 percent are found and Greater London, where 11 percent are found. Beside England this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 13 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found.

Wokes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wokes has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wokes surname increased 248 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wokes Last Name Statistics demography

Wokes earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 16.78% more than the national average, earning $58,021 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wockes911/
Vokes802,101/
Wakes80382/
Wekes8032/
Wukes801/
Weekes7314,666/
Bockes73278/
Wackes73204/
Voskes73162/
Weckes73116/
Wakies7370/
Vockes7359/
Bokkes7348/
Bokeas7315/
Bokesz739/
Wakesh733/
Wakest733/
Wokais731/
Wakese731/
Wekees731/
Vokesh731/
Waakes731/
Bokess730/
Bokesch67257/
Watkeys67206/
Boukesh67200/
Boikess6741/
Boukhes672/
Woikiss672/
Wakeshe671/
Boukeas671/
Wakkies671/
Boickes670/
Bouckes670/
Bockess670/
Boykeis670/

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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 Wokes
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