Wescombe Surname

525,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Wescombe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wescombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia4231:63,8207,653
England1431:389,63727,109
Wales211:147,35910,403
United States151:24,163,929685,360
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1651:147,73013,110
Wales81:196,0527,186

Wescombe Last Name Facts

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

Wescombe is found most frequently in Australia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wescombe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wescombe is the 525,029th most widely held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 11,792,145 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 71 percent of Wescombe live; 71 percent live in Australasia and 71 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Wescombe is most numerous in Australia, where it is borne by 423 people, or 1 in 63,820. In Australia Wescombe is mostly found in: Tasmania, where 33 percent reside, South Australia, where 21 percent reside and Victoria, where 16 percent reside. Other than Australia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent reside and Wales, where 3 percent reside.

Wescombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wescombe has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Wescombe last name fell 13 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 263 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wescombe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wescombe last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Wescombe earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.5% more than the national average, earning $51,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westcombe94120/
Wiscombe88787/
Wyscombe881/
Whiscombe8219/
Whetcombe820/
Wicombe8040/
Wekombe802/
Wycombe801/
Witcombe751,077/
Biscombe75297/
Whycombe751/
Wesamber751/
Vascombe750/
Whicombe750/
Widcombe750/
Withcombe7127/
Wittcombe711/
Witcombes710/
Whytcombe710/
Wekomba67794/
Bezombe6749/
Vekombe677/
Wisombi676/
Wekambe674/
Whittcombe674/
Wisambe671/
Wittcombet670/

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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 Wescombe
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