Worst Surname
Approximately 2,332 people bear this surname
Worst Surname Definition:
Most probably the same as the D. name Van Voorst; from vorst, a prince; or from Vorst, a village of Rhenish Prussia.
Worst Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 853 | 1:424,923 | 36,761 |
| Netherlands | 559 | 1:30,210 | 4,992 |
| Germany | 361 | 1:223,007 | 24,973 |
| Brazil | 298 | 1:718,370 | 26,318 |
| South Africa | 188 | 1:288,179 | 28,102 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 321 | 1:156,444 | 14,384 |
The alternate forms: Wörst (1) are calculated separately.
Worst (10) may also be a first name.
Worst Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Most probably the same as the D. name Van Voorst; from vorst, a prince; or from Vorst, a village of Rhenish Prussia.
Worst Demographics
Average Male Worst Height
175.5 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Worst Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Worst Come From? nationality or country of origin
Worst is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Wörst. Click here to see other potential spellings of Worst.
How Common Is The Last Name Worst? popularity and diffusion
Worst is the 182,291st most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,125,020 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Worst are found; 40 percent are found in Western Europe and 40 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 10 people.
The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 853 people, or 1 in 424,923. In The United States Worst is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 21 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 14 percent are found and Ohio, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 24 percent are found and Germany, where 15 percent are found.
Worst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Worst has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Worst surname expanded 266 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Worst Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Worst surname are 25.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.16% being registered with the party.
The amount Worst earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 24.24% more than the national average, earning R 295,236 per year and in United States they earn 5.85% more than the national average, earning $45,673 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wörst | 93 | 1 | / |
| Woerst | 91 | 8 | / |
| Woorst | 91 | 1 | / |
| Worste | 91 | 1 | / |
| Worstz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Worszt | 91 | 1 | / |
| Worsth | 91 | 1 | / |
| Worstte | 83 | 0 | / |
| Borst | 80 | 13,983 | / |
| Wurst | 80 | 7,681 | / |
| Vorst | 80 | 1,196 | / |
| Werst | 80 | 1,034 | / |
| Würst | 80 | 4 | / |
| Warst | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wärst | 80 | 1 | / |
| Worschtz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Voorst | 73 | 212 | / |
| Wurszt | 73 | 175 | / |
| Bourst | 73 | 133 | / |
| Waarst | 73 | 67 | / |
| Borsht | 73 | 27 | / |
| Wuerst | 73 | 13 | / |
| Vorste | 73 | 8 | / |
| Würszt | 73 | 6 | / |
| Warszt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Warstd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wurstz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whurst | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wuirst | 73 | 0 | / |
| Boorst | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wurste | 73 | 0 | / |
| Vorsthe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wurscht | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Worst
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