Wormwell Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Wormwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wormwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1401:397,98627,485
Australia661:409,02632,879
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
France11:66,422,722504,397
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1881:129,65612,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Wormwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wormwell occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wormwell? popularity and diffusion

Wormwell is the 1,125,333rd most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. The surname Wormwell is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Wormwell are found; 66 percent are found in Northern Europe and 66 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 397,986. In England Wormwell is mostly found in: Lancashire, where 46 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 30 percent are found and Gloucestershire, where 8 percent are found. Aside from England this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 31 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Wormwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wormwell has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wormwell last name fell 26 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wormell93447/
Wormelle888/
Bormwell881/
Wormeall880/
Wormel8611/
Wormall80413/
Wormely80212/
Wormull80102/
Wormeli8069/
Wärmell8014/
Würmell808/
Wormele806/
Warmell801/
Wormiel800/
Wormill800/
Wormeley7512/
Barmwell759/
Wormelia753/
Burmwell751/
Wermeille71356/
Warmel71131/
Wormly7187/
Wirmel7153/
Wurmel7135/
Wermel7133/
Würmel7128/
Wormal7121/
Wormli7112/
Warmiello711/
Wormul711/
Wormley672,231/
Wurmehl6761/
Bormuel6740/
Warmoll6721/
Wermiel6715/
Wormila6713/
Wormleh6710/
Warmely679/
Wormalo672/
Wormlee672/
Bormbel671/
Wuarmel671/
Wormluy671/
Ware-Mello671/
Waremel671/
Wirmall670/
Wormhal670/
Wormala670/
Wiermel670/
Barmwill630/
Barmuel5375/
Barmbel532/
Vermuel531/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wormwell
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