Woolcombe Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Woolcombe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woolcombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:1,160,79354,689
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748

Woolcombe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woolcombe is found most in England. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Woolcombe.

How Common Is The Last Name Woolcombe? popularity and diffusion

Woolcombe is the 2,394,033rd most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The surname Woolcombe occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Woolcombe reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,160,793. In England Woolcombe is most frequent in: Greater London, where 50 percent reside, Hertfordshire, where 19 percent reside and Dorset, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account England Woolcombe exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 16 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

Woolcombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woolcombe has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Woolcombe surname grew 229 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woolcombe Last Name Statistics demography

Woolcombe earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 26.05% more than the national average, earning $62,627 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woollcombe95156/
Wolcombe943/
Wollcombe890/
Bolcombe822/
Balcombe712,209/
Baulcombe6758/
Ballcombe674/
Balconbe591/
Vholkambe561/
Walzoumbe561/

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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 Woolcombe
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