Wilsworth Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Wilsworth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilsworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310

Wilsworth Last Name Facts

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

Wilsworth is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilsworth? popularity and diffusion

Wilsworth is the 4,772,636th most common last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Wilsworth is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Wilsworth reside; 76 percent reside in Southern Africa and 76 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 4,167,516. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 77 percent live, Western Cape, where 15 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 8 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Wilsworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wilsworth has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Wilsworth surname fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilsworth Last Name Statistics demography

Wilsworth earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.29% less than the national average, earning R 160,908 per year.

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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 Wilsworth
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