Worsp Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Worsp Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Worsp Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
England51:11,143,612252,590
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748

Worsp Last Name Facts

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

Worsp is found most in New Zealand. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Worsp? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,661,929th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 89 percent of Worsp live; 81 percent live in Australasia and 81 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most widely held in New Zealand, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 107,817. In New Zealand it is primarily concentrated in: Auckland Region, where 48 percent reside, Canterbury Region, where 14 percent reside and Waikato Region, where 14 percent reside. Beside New Zealand this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent reside and Vanuatu, where 8 percent reside.

Worsp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Worsp has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Worsp surname fell 76 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wors89113/
Worsh801,356/
Worse8016/
Worrs803/
Worsz801/
Woors801/
Wursp801/
Worsch73592/
Worsøe73223/
Whorse731/
Worsth731/
Warsps731/
Worszt731/
Woutrs731/
Woorst731/
Bors6713,584/
Wars67913/
Vors67280/
Worsche6717/
Worx675/
Woyrsch674/
Uors674/
Wohiers671/
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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 Worsp
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