Woorley Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

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

Woorley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woorley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales41:392,10412,338
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Woorley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woorley is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woorley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Woorley is the 6,723,624th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Woorley occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Woorley are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 29 percent are found, Indiana, where 14 percent are found and Iowa, where 14 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Mexico, where 13 percent are found.

Woorley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Woorley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Woorley surname fell 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woorley Last Name Statistics demography

Woorley earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.7% more than the national average, earning $43,450 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woorzley930/
Worley9239,245/
Woorly920/
Whorley861,611/
Wohrley8661/
Worlley8646/
Boorley862/
Worhley862/
Worrley862/
Wourley861/
Worliey861/
Woirley860/
Worle83295/
Worly8355/
Worleyii803/
Wourzley801/
Whorlley800/
Woehrley800/
Borley771,921/
Warley771,062/
Woerle77298/
Vorley77251/
Wohrle77232/
Woerly77210/
Boorle77203/
Worlea77132/
Worlie77106/
Worloe7732/
Worhle7729/
Worleh7720/
Worlee779/
Whorly776/
Wurley776/
Worlay775/
Boorly774/
Worler773/
Worlle772/
Wohrly771/
Worlet770/
Worlly770/
Woehrle711,307/
Woerlee71218/
Worleah7164/
Wharley7160/
Bourley7119/
Worrles7116/
Woerhle716/
Warlley715/
Woerrle715/
Boorlea713/
Whoerle712/
Worelly711/
Whorles711/
Whorlay711/
Woehrly711/
Boorlle711/
Worliea710/
Borrley710/
Whorlie710/
Whurley710/
Worlett710/
Borle675,246/
Warle67195/
Warly6798/
Worli6717/
Woorlich6715/
Wharlley6711/
Worla6710/
Vorle679/
Wourzlay676/
Borelley673/
Voorelly673/
Worrelle672/
Worlheis671/
Warelley671/
Voorluys671/
Boorelle671/
Boorelly671/
Voorlees671/
Worrelly671/
Wurly670/
Worleich670/

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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 Woorley
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