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 last name Woorley is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woorley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Woorley is the 6,723,624th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is primarily found 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.

Woorley is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Woorley is most common in: Texas, where 29 percent reside, Indiana, where 14 percent reside and Iowa, where 14 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Mexico, where 13 percent reside.

Woorley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woorley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Woorley last name declined 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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