Womsley Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Womsley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Womsley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:16,475,406557,260
England191:2,932,529101,561
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales131:120,6475,000
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Womsley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Womsley is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Womsley.

How Common Is The Last Name Womsley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,555,468th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 39 percent of Womsley live; 39 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States Womsley is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 41 percent reside, Washington, where 27 percent reside and New Jersey, where 9 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent reside and Australia, where 28 percent reside.

Womsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Womsley has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 42 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 190 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Womsley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Womsley last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Womsley earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.98% less than the national average, earning $26,760 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whomsley93152/
Wommsley930/
Woomsley930/
Wamsley864,716/
Wonsley86130/
Wemsley865/
Waumsley80338/
Whamsley801/
Wasmsley800/
Wonnsley800/
Wondsley800/
Bomsle775/
Wamsly773/
Wamsle771/
Whoomslay750/
Wansley711,341/
Wamsler71787/
Wamslay711/
Wamzley710/
Bamsley710/
Wamslee710/
Wesly672,312/
Wasly67154/
Wamssler672/
Wonhsleh671/
Wandsley670/

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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 Womsley
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