Wordsmith Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Wordsmith Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
Wordsmith Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wordsmith Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wordsmith is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wordsmith? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,532,898th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 37 percent of Wordsmith reside; 37 percent reside in North America and 37 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Wordsmith is most common in: California, where 43 percent reside, Indiana, where 14 percent reside and Ohio, where 14 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent reside and Ireland, where 11 percent reside.
Wordsmith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wordsmith has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Wordsmith last name declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wortsmith | 89 | 25 | / |
| Wardsmith | 89 | 5 | / |
| Worcsmith | 89 | 0 | / |
| Ward-Smith | 84 | 193 | / |
| Ward Smith | 84 | 4 | / |
| Wurtsmith | 78 | 84 | / |
| Bardsmith | 78 | 1 | / |
| Wert-Smith | 74 | 2 | / |
| Warutsamith | 70 | 19 | / |
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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 Wordsmith
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