Woad Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Woad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:752,94741,527
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Woad (10) may also be a first name.

Woad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woad is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woad? popularity and diffusion

Woad is the 1,785,358th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. Woad occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Woad are found; 73 percent are found in Northern Europe and 73 percent are found in British Isles. Woad is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name worldwide, held by 10 people.

Woad is most frequent in England, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 752,947. In England Woad is primarily found in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 22 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 14 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 12 percent reside. Outside of England this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Woad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woad has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 255 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woad Last Name Statistics demography

Woad earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 1.33% less than the national average, earning $49,022 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woahd891/
Wohad891/
Wohead8095/
Wohaid801/
Woahad801/
Boad75194/
Woat7535/
Voad751/
Waod750/
Woohead732/
Bouad67910/
Woath6755/
Boadt6719/
Vohad6713/
Boadh6712/
Wouod6710/
Vouad675/
Wahod673/
Waood673/
Waoud672/
Boaid672/
Boaud671/
Woate671/
Woagy671/
Woood671/

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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 Woad
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