Woodhams Surname

143,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Woodhams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woodhams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5331:36,3464,766
United States8831:410,48635,724
Australia4301:62,7817,566
New Zealand1161:39,0376,614
Canada581:635,26952,014
Wales221:140,66110,115
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7381:33,0294,364
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States991:507,25935,553

Woodhams Last Name Facts

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

Woodhams occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodhams? popularity and diffusion

The surname Woodhams is the 143,453rd most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,349,306 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Woodhams reside; 51 percent reside in Northern Europe and 51 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 1,533 people, or 1 in 36,346. In England Woodhams is primarily found in: Kent, where 16 percent are found, Greater London, where 10 percent are found and Hampshire, where 7 percent are found. Beside England this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.

Woodhams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Woodhams has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Woodhams last name grew 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 892 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 183 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Woodhams Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Woodhams surname is predominantly Presbyterian (41%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Woodhams surname are 26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.77% being registered with the party.

The amount Woodhams earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 18.15% less than the national average, earning R 194,496 per year; in United States they earn 8.6% more than the national average, earning $46,861 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.96% less than the national average, earning $46,224 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woodhamns941/
Wodhams9385/
Woodams9361/
Woodhans885/
Woodhems880/
Woodhamsová841/
Woodhains820/
Wadhams801,177/
Wadahams751/
Wadams71194/
Bodams71118/
Waddams67155/
Badhams67114/
Wadhans671/
Woodons670/
Wadjam's633/
Wadhains630/
Wadheims630/
Badams57180/
Bodans572/
Uadams571/
Baddams53341/
Badamsz533/
Bodjans531/
Vadamsh531/
Bodeans531/
Boddoms530/
Waddoms530/

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Woodhams Reference & Research

Woodman DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Woodman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Woodhams
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