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 last name Wosch occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Wösch. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wosch? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wosch is the 554,308th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 12,673,993 people. Wosch is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Wosch reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 298 people, or 1 in 270,153. In Germany Wosch is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent are found, Berlin, where 19 percent are found and Hesse, where 11 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 45 percent are found and Poland, where 2 percent are found.

Wosch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wosch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wosch surname contracted 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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