Wos Surname

228,232nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,776 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6341:571,70246,905
Poland2031:187,23525,479
Papua New Guinea1751:46,5935,775
France1321:503,20270,199
Brazil1091:1,963,98562,590
England1021:546,25533,762
Germany741:1,087,91272,931
Canada541:682,32655,162
Indonesia531:2,495,268147,726
Australia341:793,99150,673
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Norway151:342,81932,589
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Denmark111:513,15632,022
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Woś (73) & Woš (9) are calculated separately.

Wos (167) may also be a first name.

Wos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wos occurs most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms: Woś or Woš. For other possible spellings of Wos click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wos? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 228,232nd most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,103,348 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 39 percent of Wos live; 31 percent live in North America and 31 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wos is also the 708,111th most widely held forename in the world, held by 167 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 634 people, or 1 in 571,702. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New Jersey, where 15 percent are found, New York, where 14 percent are found and Illinois, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 11 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found.

Wos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wos last name are 5.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.94% being registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woś8973/
Woš899/
Woss86541/
Wosz86427/
Wojs86375/
Wose86251/
Vwos86133/
Woos86124/
Wohs8667/
Woys8645/
Wois8616/
Wous8610/
Wosh869/
Whos864/
Wozs862/
Wosd862/
Wots862/
Wosp862/
Woxs861/
Wosj861/
Woes861/
Wosch75575/
Wojsz75422/
Woost75201/
Woess75198/
Woshe75128/
Wosse7530/
Woish7530/
Woisz7514/
Wojts7514/
Woëts7511/
Woiss757/
Wouse757/
Wohst756/
Woust755/
Wouds754/
Woose754/
Woits753/
Woesz752/
Wosrz751/
Woise751/
Wojxs751/
Wohsh751/
Wojzs751/
Woehs751/
Woosh751/
Woosd751/
Wotsz751/
Vwose751/
Whost751/
Whosh751/
Wosth750/
Bos6771,004/
Vos6756,707/
Was675,543/
Wus67373/
Wotsch67171/
Woisch6767/
Woutse6749/
Wox6743/
Woesch6741/
Woz6738/
Woj6730/
Woysch6727/
Uos6717/
Whoosh6715/
Wosche6711/
Wosowa6710/
Wousse678/
Woodss677/
Woishe674/
Wootse674/
Wotshe673/
Woodsd672/
Woisse672/
Woodse672/
Whoods672/
Wottse671/
Wood's671/
Woodst671/
Woodsz671/
Woosch671/
Wwoods670/
Woodds670/
Wousch670/

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