Wosch Surname

554,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wosch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wosch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2981:270,15328,656
Brazil2571:832,97430,116
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Wösch (11) are calculated separately.

Wosch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wosch is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Wösch. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wosch? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wosch is the 554,308th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 12,673,993 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Wosch reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Wosch is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 298 people, or 1 in 270,153. In Germany Wosch is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent reside, Berlin, where 19 percent reside and Hesse, where 11 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 45 percent reside and Poland, where 2 percent reside.

Wosch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wosch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wosch surname fell 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wösch9311/
Wotsch91171/
Woisch9167/
Woesch9141/
Woysch9127/
Wosche9111/
Woosch911/
Wousch910/
Woch893,677/
Wosh899/
Woitsch83163/
Woische831/
Wesch801,941/
Wäsch80661/
Wasch80580/
Vosch80151/
Woshe80128/
Wusch8071/
Woish8030/
Wouch8020/
Woych8011/
Woich802/
Wooch801/
Wocht801/
Whosh801/
Woosh801/
Wohsh801/
Whoch800/
Wosth800/
Wozch800/
Woitsche7733/
Wos751,776/
Woh75907/
Wasche73194/
Waesch73189/
Wutsch73173/
Voesch73131/
Wusche7373/
Boisch7342/
Votsch7338/
Woitch7328/
Voscht7323/
Whoosh7315/
Boosch7312/
Wascht7311/
Weesch735/
Wuesch734/
Woishe734/
Wotshe733/
Vosche732/
Waschs732/
Woicht732/
Voshch732/
Bostch731/
Wootch731/
Hbosch731/
Wuhsch731/
Boshch731/
Boschs731/
Whochh731/
Wuscht731/
Uotsch730/
Vostch730/
Watsch730/
Wustch730/
Wach6719,030/
Bosh6710,120/
Wash676,336/
Woss67541/
Wesh67523/
Wosz67427/
Wojs67375/
Wose67251/
Vosh67178/
Vwos67133/
Woos67124/
Voch6789/
Wojszcz6786/
Wuch6782/
Wohs6767/
Wohu6762/
Woys6745/
Wush6723/
Wäch6717/
Wois6716/
Wuoh6712/
Wous6710/
Voshche678/
Wouh675/
Wooc674/
Whos674/
Hwoh674/
Voitsch674/
Wohy674/
Wasc673/
Wots672/
Wosd672/
Wodh672/
Wohß672/
Wozs672/
Wosp672/
Wohh672/
Boschts671/
Bouschs671/
Woce671/
Woodshp671/
Watsche671/
Woes671/
Wusc671/
Wgoh671/
Whoiche671/
Wuitsch671/
Wohś671/
Uosh671/
Vosc671/
Vwoh671/
Whoc671/
Woic671/
Wodc671/
Woxs671/
Wosj671/
Woph671/
Wwoc671/
Boszchz671/
Hwoc671/

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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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  • 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 Wosch
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