Worlock Surname

476,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 702 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Worlock Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Worlock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3671:151,82014,489
United States2041:1,776,759116,838
Wales891:34,7703,467
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1561:156,25213,619
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Worlock Last Name Facts

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

Worlock is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Worlock? popularity and diffusion

It is the 476,328th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 10,381,120 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Worlock are found; 66 percent are found in Northern Europe and 66 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 367 people, or 1 in 151,820. In England Worlock is mostly found in: Gloucestershire, where 39 percent are found, City of Bristol, where 19 percent are found and Greater London, where 9 percent are found. Beside England this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Wales, where 13 percent are found.

Worlock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Worlock has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Worlock last name increased 235 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 887 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,483 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Worlock Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Worlock last name are 38.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.29% registered with the party.

The amount Worlock earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.82% less than the national average, earning R 57,456 per year and in United States they earn 20.13% more than the national average, earning $51,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Warlock86147/
Werlock8612/
Borlock861/
Wherlock80156/
Warlocke801/
Warrlock801/
Borlok7745/
Verlock717/
Warlack711/
Worlogs710/
Verloock6745/
Wherlack670/

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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 Worlock
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