Woese Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Woese Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Woese Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woese is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woese? popularity and diffusion

The last name Woese is the 3,798,600th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Woese occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Woese are found; 48 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 6,708,788. In Germany Woese is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 75 percent live, Bavaria, where 8 percent live and Berlin, where 8 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 44 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.

Woese Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Woese has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Woese last name fell 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woese Last Name Statistics demography

Woese earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 68.89% more than the national average, earning $72,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woeseh912/
Woyese911/
Wese891,896/
Wose89251/
Woes891/
Woesher831/
Wowesse831/
Weise8031,206/
Weese807,303/
Wuese801,516/
Wease801,220/
Wesse80869/
Voese80639/
Woets80348/
Weseh80301/
Wesee80295/
Wehse80242/
Woess80198/
Wesey80116/
Wesie8075/
Waese8056/
Wejse8055/
Weyse8036/
Wesei8030/
Wosse8030/
Wozee8027/
Woege8026/
Weshe8026/
Weseu8021/
Wyese8019/
Wesøe8015/
Woseh8012/
Wezse809/
Whese809/
Wouse807/
Woose804/
Wosey803/
Wesea803/
Wosea803/
Woesz802/
Weuse802/
Woesi802/
Vwose801/
Wosee801/
Wosei801/
Woehs801/
Woeds801/
Woise801/
Woessher771/
Woieshet771/
Wesseh7317,307/
Wesche733,936/
Weisse733,468/
Woyesa731,616/
Wessie73914/
Woosey73605/
Weesie73240/
Weaser73160/
Wessey73122/
Woehst7354/
Waeser7352/
Woutse7349/
Wessee7346/
Woesch7341/
Boesze7336/
Weshie7327/
Weysse7324/
Weïsse7323/
Weesee7322/
Waesse7321/
Woedje7320/
Voehse7319/
Wosseu7317/
Boeshe7316/
Wouzee7314/
Wossey7311/
Weeseh7311/
Weijse7311/
Weasea739/
Wosseh739/
Wousse738/
Wejset737/
Weseeh736/
Woezee735/
Woeche734/
Wheese734/
Weseey734/
Weihse734/
Wayese734/
Wajese734/
Wawese733/
Weshey733/
Wessea733/
Weasee733/
Vwozee733/
Weesse732/
Boeseh732/
Hweshe732/
Woisse732/
Weasey732/
Woseah732/
Woueze732/
Woessi732/
Wejser732/
Wesheh732/
Bouese732/
Boesee731/
Woheas731/
Woiser731/
Woysea731/
Wuyese731/
Wheshe731/
Weisee731/
Weishe731/
Wousey731/
Wesiea731/
Weaseh731/
Whesse731/
Wesieh731/
Wesseu731/
Weisze731/
Wejese731/
Weushe731/
Wouseh731/
Wouise731/
Wooeds731/
Woessa731/
Woezie731/
Boehse731/
Weyshe731/
Woyise731/
Voeses731/
Wesiey731/
Wessei731/
Weiise730/
Wouser730/
Weesea730/
Weisez730/
Boiese730/
Weisey730/
Bowese730/
Weiese730/
Waeshe730/
Weisie730/
Boyese730/
Whosey730/
Booese730/
Wise67118,808/
Wase6713,494/
Woyessa674,223/
Vose673,636/
Vese671,434/
Wosa671,326/
Boesche67714/
Bouesse67481/
Weiseth67342/
Waesche67293/
Wuse67286/
Weze67279/
Waes67247/
Weische67209/
Wosi67168/
Weiszer67147/
Uese67103/
Voes6747/
Weissie6746/
Whesseh6740/
Weisher6736/
Woschee6736/
Woze6731/
Wiesche6729/
Wesy6724/
Weihser6720/
Wuessey6716/
Wessieh6712/
Weße6710/
Wayeshe674/
Wäse674/
Boyesse674/
Wosy673/
Wouessi673/
Weyasse672/
Weiseer672/
Woueche672/
Wöse672/
Woyasse672/
Woce671/
Woutsey671/
Weyszer671/
Wheshie671/
Weiseit671/
Weishet671/
Weisseh671/
Weesseh671/
Whehseh671/
Wesseeh671/
Wessseh671/
Voehser671/
Weschee671/
Weiseed671/
Weijser671/
Weuashe671/
Weusseu671/
Wheshey671/
Wowessi671/
Woyseth671/
Wuesche671/
Wiyesse671/
Woishee671/
Weissed671/
Baweshe671/
Woyesha671/
Weschey671/
Woex671/
Whescey670/
Waueser670/
Waesher670/
Weieser670/
Weisech670/
Weiscer670/
Voheise670/
Vwoeger670/

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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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  • 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 Woese
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