Vaughan Williams Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Vaughan Williams Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Vaughan Williams Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vaughan Williams Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vaughan Williams occurs most in Wales. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vaughan Williams? popularity and diffusion
The last name Vaughan Williams is the 7,117,718th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Vaughan Williams are found; 71 percent are found in Northern Europe and 71 percent are found in British Isles.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Wales, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,031,511. In Wales it is mostly found in: City and County of Swansea, where 100 percent are found. Besides Wales Vaughan Williams exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 29 percent are found and Canada, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vaughan-Williams | 94 | 190 | / |
| Vaughnwilliams | 93 | 2 | / |
| Vaughn-Williams | 90 | 8 | / |
| Vaghan-Williams | 90 | 1 | / |
| Vaughan-Willams | 90 | 1 | / |
| Fagan-Williams | 80 | 1 | / |
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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 Vaughan Williams
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