Wake is used as a family name or surname in Australia. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Wake
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Australia
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Wake

How popular is Wake?

Wake is common in Australia.

Wake is ranked 26024 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Wakes grew by 12.71605 per cent to 2739 since 2000 and ranked 11488 after elevating 319 spots. The last name was found in around 9 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 76.85 77.74
Black 14.75 15.19
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 3.29 2.51
Others 2.34 1.89
Hispanic or Latino 2.08 1.81
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.69 0.86
Wake is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Ethiopia which signifies that it is originated from Ethiopia. Around 19604 people have been found who wears Wake as their family name. Wake is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
7,022 Senegal7
7,031 China6
13,220 Thailand6
2,491 Zambia5
59,967 Moldova4
78,945 Argentina3
1,851 Togo3
127,708 Czech Republic3
90,215 Germany3
35,789 Turkey3
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
50,640 Switzerland2
1,777 Jersey2
26,532 Chile2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
9,185 Hong Kong2
2,823 Papua New Guinea2
10,395 Latvia2
26,123 Malaysia2
40,256 Mexico2
53,033 Nigeria1
897,276 Russia1
10,190 Bahrain1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
7,191 Afghanistan1
15,705 Cameroon1
15,162 Costa Rica1
10,683 Cyprus1
29,595 Iran1
28,365 Kenya1
2,309 Monaco1
38,830 Morocco1
31,207 Ireland1
17,768 Pakistan1
66,560 Philippines1
2,578 Guam1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
36,678 Singapore1
17,236 Ghana1
492,292 Ukraine1
8,859 Iraq1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
46,313 Spain43
9,524 Portugal37
26,164 Sweden36
2,223 Japan35
20,103 Norway33
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
78,184 Italy67
Countries with hundreds of Wake:
14,391 Indonesia839
10,151 Canada389
19,321 South Africa310
3,258 New Zealand234
103,862 India203
50,564 France196
3,317 Scotland190
2,662 Wales147
75,961 Brazil111
Countries with thousands of Wake:
1,121 Ethiopia8,929
2,158 England3,710
12,244 United States2,884
2,744 Australia1,127
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Comments

R
Rod Nabors
 The origin of the name is Anglo-Saxon etymology comes from the verb meaning to wake: ensure; and by extension the lookout this surname precise ancestral profession.

Wake Namesakes

  • Abbey-May Wakefield, Actress
  • Abby Wake, Actress
  • Abram Wakeman, U.S. representative
  • Alannah Wakefield, Jenn Wakefield's sister
  • John Peter Wakefield, Race car driver
  • Amanda Wakeley, Fashion Designer
  • Amr Waked, Film actor
  • Ric Wake, Record producer
  • Andrew Wakefield, Surgeon
  • Charity Wakefield, Actress

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