World Surname

320,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

World Surname Definition:

1. Perhaps a corruption of Worle, a parish in Somersetshire. 2. The Old Germ, name Worald, i. e., "the old man." Ferguson.

World Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran8791:87,3528,800
England1101:506,52832,143
Canada421:877,27667,671
Israel421:203,75319,703
Haiti381:281,1559,538
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
China101:136,732,1577,199
India51:153,413,076951,030
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1221:199,79815,918
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2931:171,39515,445

World (1,270) may also be a first name.

World Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1. Perhaps a corruption of Worle, a parish in Somersetshire. 2. The Old Germ, name Worald, i. e., "the old man." Ferguson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Corrupted from the Old German name Worald; from wer-alt, which will translate both "noble man" and "noble in battle." Worldham is the name of two parishes co. Hants.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

World Last Name Facts

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

The last name World occurs most in Iran. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of World click here.

How Common Is The Last Name World? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 320,495th most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 6,250,039 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 81 percent of World are found; 76 percent are found in South Asia and 76 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. World is also the 221,406th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 1,270 people.

World is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 879 people, or 1 in 87,352. In Iran World is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 17 percent are found, East Azerbaijan Province, where 12 percent are found and Kerman Province, where 12 percent are found. Not including Iran World exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

World Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of World has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 10 percent between 1881 and 2014.

World Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the World surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

World earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 2.11% more than the national average, earning $50,730 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Worled9117/
Worlld911/
Wourld911/
Worelds8327/
Worilds8310/
Woirlds831/
Worreld830/
Werld803/
Warld802/
Wurld800/
Warild7360/
Wereld7326/
Borild738/
Waryld733/
Worlte730/
Worlet730/
Waryold6752/
Borrild6732/
Weereld672/
Worlett670/

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