Woolcomb Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Woolcomb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Woolcomb Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:9,286,343223,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534

Woolcomb Last Name Facts

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

Woolcomb is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woolcomb? popularity and diffusion

The surname Woolcomb is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Woolcomb is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Woolcomb reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

Woolcomb is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 9,286,343. In England it is primarily found in: Essex, where 50 percent reside and Kent, where 50 percent reside.

Woolcomb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woolcomb has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Woolcomb surname fell 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolcomb931/
Bolcomb801/
Walcomb800/
Hbolcomb750/
Wooltcamp711/
Balcomb67724/
Valcomb671/
Baulcomb63117/
Balkcomb631/
Bullcomb631/
Wolkamp532/
Walcamp530/
Walcamps502/
Vollcamp500/
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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 Woolcomb
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