Wos Surname
Approximately 1,776 people bear this surname
Wos Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 634 | 1:571,702 | 46,905 |
| Poland | 203 | 1:187,235 | 25,479 |
| Papua New Guinea | 175 | 1:46,593 | 5,775 |
| France | 132 | 1:503,202 | 70,199 |
| Brazil | 109 | 1:1,963,985 | 62,590 |
| England | 102 | 1:546,255 | 33,762 |
| Germany | 74 | 1:1,087,912 | 72,931 |
| Canada | 54 | 1:682,326 | 55,162 |
| Indonesia | 53 | 1:2,495,268 | 147,726 |
| Australia | 34 | 1:793,991 | 50,673 |
| New Zealand | 29 | 1:156,149 | 17,650 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
The alternate forms: Woś (73) & Woš (9) are calculated separately.
Wos (167) may also be a first name.
Wos Demographics
Average Wos Salary in
United States
$49,367 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wos Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wos Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wos occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Woś or Woš. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wos? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 228,232nd most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,103,348 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 39 percent of Wos reside; 31 percent reside in North America and 31 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wos is also the 708,111th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 167 people.
This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 634 people, or 1 in 571,702. In The United States Wos is primarily found in: New Jersey, where 15 percent live, New York, where 14 percent live and Illinois, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 39 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 11 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.
Wos Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wos surname are 5.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.94% registered with the party.
The amount Wos earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.53% less than the national average, earning 223,109 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 181.61% more than the national average, earning R 669,204 per year; in United States they earn 14.41% more than the national average, earning $49,367 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.55% more than the national average, earning $63,372 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woś | 89 | 73 | / |
| Woš | 89 | 9 | / |
| Woss | 86 | 541 | / |
| Wosz | 86 | 427 | / |
| Wojs | 86 | 375 | / |
| Wose | 86 | 251 | / |
| Vwos | 86 | 133 | / |
| Woos | 86 | 124 | / |
| Wohs | 86 | 67 | / |
| Woys | 86 | 45 | / |
| Wois | 86 | 16 | / |
| Wous | 86 | 10 | / |
| Wosh | 86 | 9 | / |
| Whos | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wozs | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wosd | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wots | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wosp | 86 | 2 | / |
| Woxs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wosj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Woes | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wosch | 75 | 575 | / |
| Wojsz | 75 | 422 | / |
| Woost | 75 | 201 | / |
| Woess | 75 | 198 | / |
| Woshe | 75 | 128 | / |
| Wosse | 75 | 30 | / |
| Woish | 75 | 30 | / |
| Woisz | 75 | 14 | / |
| Wojts | 75 | 14 | / |
| Woëts | 75 | 11 | / |
| Woiss | 75 | 7 | / |
| Wouse | 75 | 7 | / |
| Wohst | 75 | 6 | / |
| Woust | 75 | 5 | / |
| Wouds | 75 | 4 | / |
| Woose | 75 | 4 | / |
| Woits | 75 | 3 | / |
| Woesz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wosrz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Woise | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wojxs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wohsh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wojzs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Woehs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Woosh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Woosd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wotsz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vwose | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whost | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whosh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wosth | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bos | 67 | 71,004 | / |
| Vos | 67 | 56,707 | / |
| Was | 67 | 5,543 | / |
| Wus | 67 | 373 | / |
| Wotsch | 67 | 171 | / |
| Woisch | 67 | 67 | / |
| Woutse | 67 | 49 | / |
| Wox | 67 | 43 | / |
| Woesch | 67 | 41 | / |
| Woz | 67 | 38 | / |
| Woj | 67 | 30 | / |
| Woysch | 67 | 27 | / |
| Uos | 67 | 17 | / |
| Whoosh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wosche | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wosowa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wousse | 67 | 8 | / |
| Woodss | 67 | 7 | / |
| Woishe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wootse | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wotshe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Woodsd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woisse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woodse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whoods | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wottse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wood's | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woodst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woodsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woosch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wwoods | 67 | 0 | / |
| Woodds | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wousch | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wos
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