Warkworth Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Warkworth Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Warkworth = the Fort- or Castle-Farm [v. under Wark, and + Old English worð, a farm, &c.] At Warkworth (a.d. n 99-1200 Werk- wurthe), Northumb., “the castle stands on a rock”.

Warkworth Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Warkworth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Warkworth = the Fort- or Castle-Farm [v. under Wark, and + Old English worð, a farm, &c.] At Warkworth (a.d. n 99-1200 Werk- wurthe), Northumb., “the castle stands on a rock”.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison
DNA test information

Warkworth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Warkworth is most common in New Zealand. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Warkworth? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,427,875th most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Warkworth are found; 80 percent are found in Australasia and 80 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most frequent in New Zealand, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 283,020. In New Zealand it is primarily found in: Auckland Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides New Zealand this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barkworth89442/
Werkwerth783/
Barkworht783/
Werckwerth741/
Wargo-Roth741/
Werkwert711/
Borkword590/
Borgwarth5629/
Borgwordt5615/
Warguardt560/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Warkworth
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