Worwood Surname

534,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Worwood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Worwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3261:170,91415,706
United States1981:1,830,601119,637
Wales301:103,1518,167
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1301:187,50315,253
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Worwood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Worwood occurs most in England. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Worwood? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 534,162nd most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 12,065,473 people. Worwood is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Worwood are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 326 people, or 1 in 170,914. In England Worwood is most prevalent in: West Midlands, where 39 percent reside, Greater London, where 14 percent reside and Warwickshire, where 10 percent reside. Aside from England Worwood is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Wales, where 5 percent reside.

Worwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Worwood has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 251 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,523 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Worwood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Worwood are 36.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 82.93% registered with the party.

The amount Worwood earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.28% less than the national average, earning R 149,052 per year; in United States they earn 16.79% less than the national average, earning $35,905 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.39% more than the national average, earning $53,849 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whorwood93160/
Woorwood930/
Warwood86507/
Vorwood861/
Worwo835/
Wharwood80482/
Wherwood800/
Worwoh771/
Verwood715/
Worwa67735/
Warwo6764/
Borwo677/
Vorwo674/
Woruo672/

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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
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  • 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 Worwood
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