Wordman Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wordman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wordman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

The alternate forms: Wördman (1) are calculated separately.

Wordman Last Name Facts

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

Wordman occurs most in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms: Wördman. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wordman? popularity and diffusion

Wordman is the 3,185,033rd most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname Wordman occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Wordman live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria Wordman is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 55 percent are found, Delta, where 35 percent are found and Rivers, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Wordman occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Wordman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wordman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wordman surname declined 84 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wordman Last Name Statistics demography

Wordman earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wördman951/
Woerdman93175/
Woordman934/
Wordmann932/
Wardman861,903/
Bordman86494/
Werdman8643/
Werdmann8016/
Bourdman803/
Wardmann802/
Wardmajn801/
Boordman801/
Wuerdman801/
Wardhmane751/
Burdman71558/
Bardman71123/
Vardman7171/
Vurdman712/
Wardmam711/
Bordmon710/
Baardman672,693/
Vardhman67126/
Bardmann6727/
Burdmann679/
Vurdhman674/
Wardmond670/
Vardhmane63238/
Baartdman634/
Bardmon570/
Baardmon531/

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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 Wordman
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