Wamsly Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wamsly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamsly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Wamsly Last Name Facts

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

Wamsly is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamsly? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wamsly is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Wamsly is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Wamsly live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Wamsly is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 33 percent are found, Tennessee, where 33 percent are found and Virginia, where 33 percent are found.

Wamsly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wamsly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wamsly last name decreased 88 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wamsly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Wamsly last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamsley924,716/
Wamslay921/
Wasly91154/
Waumsley86338/
Waimsley862/
Whamsley861/
Wasmsley860/
Wassly833/
Wamsle831/
Wansly830/
Wansley771,341/
Wamsler77787/
Womsley7757/
Wemsley775/
Wansluy772/
Wanslay771/
Beamsly770/
Wainsly770/
Wamzley770/
Bamsley770/
Wandsly770/
Wamclay770/
Wamslee770/
Wesly732,312/
Beamsley71301/
Whomsley71152/
Wamssler712/
Wainsley712/
Wommsley710/
Wandsley710/
Woomsley710/
Weslly6738/
Wessly6723/
Wiesly671/
Whoomslay670/
Wansla670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wamsly
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