Worls Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Worls Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Worls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Worls Last Name Facts

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

Worls has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Worls? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Worls live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States Worls is most common in: Ohio, where 50 percent reside, West Virginia, where 43 percent reside and Indiana, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 6 percent reside and Pakistan, where 6 percent reside.

Worls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Worls has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Worls last name declined 42 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Worls Last Name Statistics demography

Worls earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.7% less than the national average, earning $24,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Worles91169/
Worels912/
Worlls910/
Whorls910/
Worrels8346/
Worrles8316/
Worells8312/
Whorles831/
Worrils831/
Warls801/
Werls800/
Borls800/
Worrells77312/
Worriels7715/
Worrills779/
Warles73151/
Borles739/
Warløs734/
Vorles733/
Bourls732/
Werles731/
Wehrls730/
Boryls730/
Worlze730/
Bourles67600/
Borrels6735/
Warrels676/
Boyrels673/
Wharles672/
Vorlsch671/
Vorhles671/
Borrles671/
Borless670/
Warells670/
Worltje670/
Wherles670/
Vorills670/
Vorrles670/

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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 Worls
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