Wordson Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wordson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wordson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Wordson (12) may also be a first name.

Wordson Last Name Facts

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

Wordson is held by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wordson.

How Common Is The Last Name Wordson? popularity and diffusion

Wordson is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Wordson reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 27,020,692. Apart from Ghana this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Wordson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wordson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bordson86171/
Wardson868/
Wordsen860/
Worthson801/
Worzon77137/
Bordsen71132/
Wartson7142/
Bardson7135/
Wourzon713/
Bortson712/
Wordsam711/
Worzohn711/
Wortsan711/
Vardson711/
Baardson67122/
Boordsen672/
Whordcen670/

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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 Wordson
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