Wos Surname
Approximately 1,776 people bear this surname
Wos Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 634 | 1:571,702 | 46,905 |
| Poland | 203 | 1:187,235 | 25,479 |
| Papua New Guinea | 175 | 1:46,593 | 5,775 |
| France | 132 | 1:503,202 | 70,199 |
| Brazil | 109 | 1:1,963,985 | 62,590 |
| England | 102 | 1:546,255 | 33,762 |
| Germany | 74 | 1:1,087,912 | 72,931 |
| Canada | 54 | 1:682,326 | 55,162 |
| Indonesia | 53 | 1:2,495,268 | 147,726 |
| Australia | 34 | 1:793,991 | 50,673 |
| New Zealand | 29 | 1:156,149 | 17,650 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
The alternate forms: Woś (73) & Woš (9) are calculated separately.
Wos (167) may also be a first name.
Wos Demographics
Average Male Wos Height
176.94 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wos Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wos Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wos is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Woś or Woš. Click here for further potential spellings of Wos.
How Common Is The Last Name Wos? popularity and diffusion
It is the 228,232nd most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,103,348 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 39 percent of Wos live; 31 percent live in North America and 31 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 708,111th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 167 people.
Wos is most common in The United States, where it is held by 634 people, or 1 in 571,702. In The United States Wos is most prevalent in: New Jersey, where 15 percent live, New York, where 14 percent live and Illinois, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States Wos exists in 39 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 11 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.
Wos Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wos last name are 5.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.94% registered with the party.
The amount Wos earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.53% less than the national average, earning 223,109 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 181.61% more than the national average, earning R 669,204 per year; in United States they earn 14.41% more than the national average, earning $49,367 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.55% more than the national average, earning $63,372 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woś | 89 | 73 | / |
| Woš | 89 | 9 | / |
| Woss | 86 | 541 | / |
| Wosz | 86 | 427 | / |
| Wojs | 86 | 375 | / |
| Wose | 86 | 251 | / |
| Vwos | 86 | 133 | / |
| Woos | 86 | 124 | / |
| Wohs | 86 | 67 | / |
| Woys | 86 | 45 | / |
| Wois | 86 | 16 | / |
| Wous | 86 | 10 | / |
| Wosh | 86 | 9 | / |
| Whos | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wozs | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wosd | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wots | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wosp | 86 | 2 | / |
| Woxs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wosj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Woes | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wosch | 75 | 575 | / |
| Wojsz | 75 | 422 | / |
| Woost | 75 | 201 | / |
| Woess | 75 | 198 | / |
| Woshe | 75 | 128 | / |
| Wosse | 75 | 30 | / |
| Woish | 75 | 30 | / |
| Woisz | 75 | 14 | / |
| Wojts | 75 | 14 | / |
| Woëts | 75 | 11 | / |
| Woiss | 75 | 7 | / |
| Wouse | 75 | 7 | / |
| Wohst | 75 | 6 | / |
| Woust | 75 | 5 | / |
| Wouds | 75 | 4 | / |
| Woose | 75 | 4 | / |
| Woits | 75 | 3 | / |
| Woesz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wosrz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Woise | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wojxs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wohsh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wojzs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Woehs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Woosh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Woosd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wotsz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vwose | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whost | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whosh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wosth | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bos | 67 | 71,004 | / |
| Vos | 67 | 56,707 | / |
| Was | 67 | 5,543 | / |
| Wus | 67 | 373 | / |
| Wotsch | 67 | 171 | / |
| Woisch | 67 | 67 | / |
| Woutse | 67 | 49 | / |
| Wox | 67 | 43 | / |
| Woesch | 67 | 41 | / |
| Woz | 67 | 38 | / |
| Woj | 67 | 30 | / |
| Woysch | 67 | 27 | / |
| Uos | 67 | 17 | / |
| Whoosh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wosche | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wosowa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wousse | 67 | 8 | / |
| Woodss | 67 | 7 | / |
| Woishe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wootse | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wotshe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Woodsd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woisse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woodse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whoods | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wottse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wood's | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woodst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woodsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woosch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wwoods | 67 | 0 | / |
| Woodds | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wousch | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Wos
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