Wharwood Surname

633,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 482 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Trinidad and Tobago
Highest density in:
Grenada

Wharwood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wharwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Trinidad and Tobago2411:5,660895
United States1421:2,552,528155,105
Venezuela401:755,10212,515
Grenada341:3,192489
England121:4,643,172139,951
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Barbados21:143,7241,981
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Wharwood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wharwood is borne by more people in Trinidad and Tobago than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wharwood? popularity and diffusion

It is the 633,196th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 15,119,390 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Wharwood are found; 57 percent are found in Caribbean and 57 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean.

It is most widely held in Trinidad and Tobago, where it is borne by 241 people, or 1 in 5,660. In Trinidad and Tobago Wharwood is primarily concentrated in: Siparia Regional Corporation, where 29 percent reside, Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation, where 13 percent reside and San Juan-Laventille Regional Corporation, where 12 percent reside. Other than Trinidad and Tobago this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Venezuela, where 8 percent reside.

Wharwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wharwood has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wharwood last name rose 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wharwood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wharwood last name are 15.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68.75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wharwood earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 20.08% more than the national average, earning $51,814 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.15% less than the national average, earning $48,613 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Warwood93507/
Whorwood88160/
Wherwood880/
Wearwood880/
Worwood80604/
Weirwood751/
Woorwood750/
Warwad71279/
Barbood677/
Verwood675/
Vorwood671/
Wasrwad671/
Warwotz670/

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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 Wharwood
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