Works Surname
Approximately 232 people bear this surname
Works Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 132 | 1:279,133 | 26,131 |
| Iran | 45 | 1:1,706,278 | 64,723 |
| Malaysia | 36 | 1:819,284 | 37,745 |
| Jamaica | 6 | 1:478,324 | 10,136 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 852 | 1:58,942 | 6,522 |
Works (65) may also be a first name.
Works Demographics
Average Male Works Height
175.97 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Works Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Works Come From? nationality or country of origin
Works is found in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Works? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,070,546th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 31,411,836 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Works live; 57 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,212,820th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 65 people.
The surname Works is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 279,133. In Canada it is primarily concentrated in: Nova Scotia, where 56 percent are found, Ontario, where 15 percent are found and Alberta, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Canada Works exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 19 percent are found and Malaysia, where 16 percent are found.
Works Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Works has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Works surname fell 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Works Last Name Statistics demography
Works earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 2.17% less than the national average, earning $48,607 CAD per year.
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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 Works
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