Wordon Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Wordon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wordon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

Wordon (13) may also be a first name.

Wordon Last Name Facts

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

Wordon is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wordon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,168,711th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 41 percent of Wordon are found; 41 percent are found in Southern Africa and 41 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 13 people.

It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 1,747,668. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 71 percent are found and Western Cape, where 29 percent are found. Besides South Africa Wordon exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 41 percent are found and Australia, where 16 percent are found.

Wordon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wordon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wordon last name contracted 68 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wordon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wordon are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wordon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 112.74% more than the national average, earning R 505,548 per year and in United States they earn 6.75% less than the national average, earning $40,237 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wordone922/
Bordon8343,158/
Werdon8388/
Wardon8349/
Vordon8320/
Wordan8310/
Wordun830/
Bourdon7723,818/
Bordhon77413/
Worddom7723/
Wardhon779/
Whardon778/
Vourdon773/
Bordoon772/
Wardoon772/
Wardond772/
Wardone771/
Wordhan771/
Woerdun771/
Boordon771/
Bordoin770/
Borddon770/
Wherdon770/
Bourdoin7120/
Wourdane7115/
Bourdoun712/
Wheerdon711/
Wardoune711/
Bourdonh711/
Bourddon711/
Bardon6712,022/
Verdon676,459/
Burdon674,749/
Wardan673,390/
Vardon672,648/
Bordan672,372/
Bordun672,035/
Bordón67317/
Bordán67305/
Werdan67285/
Bordoń6719/
Bárdon6714/
Wardun678/
Vordan678/
Bordão676/
Bordòn672/
Uordan672/
Vordón671/
Vourdonne671/
Wurdan671/
Wordam671/

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Wordon Reference & Research

Worden FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Worden FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Wordon
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis