Woodney Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Woodney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woodney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:12,944,962483,512
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Woodney (33) may also be a first name.

Woodney Last Name Facts

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

Woodney is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodney? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,580,327th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Woodney are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Woodney is also the 1,807,719th most frequent first name on earth, held by 33 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 12,944,962. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Missouri, where 39 percent live, California, where 18 percent live and Arkansas, where 11 percent live. Apart from The United States Woodney occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 29 percent live and The Netherlands, where 9 percent live.

Woodney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Woodney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Woodney surname rose 933 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woodney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Presbyterian (45%) in Ireland.

In The United States Woodney are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

Woodney earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.14% less than the national average, earning $31,868 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wodney921/
Woodneh861/
Boodney861/
Woodnay860/
Wodny8335/
Wodne831/
Woodnett8025/
Bodney77136/
Vodney7727/
Wadney779/
Wodneh772/
Boodny771/
Boodne771/
Woodna771/
Woudneh712,107/
Boodnee7188/
Wodnesh7116/
Wuodneh711/
Boodhny711/
Woodnih710/
Wadne67179/
Bodne6772/
Wodni6747/
Wodna6730/
Vodny6726/
Bodny6714/
Vodne673/
Wadny672/
Boodhnee671/

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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 Woodney
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