Wose Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

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

Wose Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wose Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1071:76,2039,993
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
England81:6,964,757184,742
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Wöse (2) are calculated separately.

Wose (241) may also be a first name.

Wose Last Name Facts

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

Wose is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Wöse. For other potential spellings of Wose click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wose? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wose is the 1,011,991st most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 29,034,047 people. The surname Wose occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 43 percent of Wose live; 43 percent live in Oceania Islands and 43 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 575,894th most frequent given name throughout the world, borne by 241 people.

The surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 107 people, or 1 in 76,203. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Western, where 35 percent live, Morobe, where 24 percent live and Madang, where 21 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea Wose is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Wose Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wose last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Wose earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.46% less than the national average, earning $33,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wöse922/
Woshe89128/
Wosje8991/
Wosse8930/
Woese8927/
Woseh8912/
Wouse897/
Woose894/
Wosey893/
Wosea893/
Wosie891/
Vwose891/
Wosee891/
Wosei891/
Woise891/
Wos861,776/
Woosey80605/
Wosser8082/
Woutse8049/
Woosie8019/
Wosseu8017/
Woseth8011/
Wossey8011/
Wosche8011/
Wosseh809/
Wousse808/
Wossed805/
Wootse804/
Woishe804/
Wossie803/
Wotshe803/
Wosier802/
Wodser802/
Woisse802/
Woodse802/
Woseah802/
Wooset802/
Woeseh802/
Wodsey801/
Woiser801/
Woysea801/
Wooser801/
Wousey801/
Wottse801/
Wosiey801/
Woshie801/
Wouseh801/
Wousie801/
Wouser800/
Woshey800/
Whosey800/
Wosher800/
Bose75205,607/
Wase7513,494/
Vose753,636/
Wese751,896/
Wosa751,326/
Woge75841/
Woje75741/
Woss75541/
Wosz75427/
Wojs75375/
Wuse75286/
Wosi75168/
Vwos75133/
Woos75124/
Wohs7567/
Woys7545/
Uose7545/
Woze7531/
Wois7516/
Wous7510/
Wosh759/
Whos754/
Wäse754/
Wosy753/
Wots752/
Wosd752/
Wozs752/
Wosp752/
Woce751/
Woxe751/
Woxs751/
Wosj751/
Woschei7342/
Woschee7336/
Woutsey731/
Woodsee731/
Woodset731/
Woyseth731/
Wossieh731/
Woische731/
Woishee731/
Whoshie731/
Woosher730/
Woodsed730/
Wossett730/
Bosse6728,569/
Weese677,303/
Wasie676,006/
Wasse673,713/
Boose673,644/
Washe672,381/
Bouse672,032/
Wuese671,516/
Wasey671,466/
Boise671,456/
Wusie671,288/
Woche671,207/
Wasee671,176/
Voser671,130/
Wojsa671,092/
Wesse67869/
Vosse67684/
Voese67639/
Boyse67620/
Wosch67575/
Bosea67554/
Bosei67530/
Waseh67436/
Wushe67433/
Voise67423/
Wojsz67422/
Wodje67422/
Boshe67390/
Bosey67380/
Wogee67366/
Bosie67312/
Weseh67301/
Wesee67295/
Wossa67280/
Wosha67277/
Bosze67269/
Wehse67242/
Woost67201/
Wozei67178/
Waseu67153/
Wooge67148/
Wasei67137/
Woshi67133/
Wasea67132/
Wesey67116/
Voyse6784/
Woyce6779/
Wossi6779/
Wesie6775/
Wosai6772/
Woschech6768/
Waese6756/
Woget6754/
Bosee6748/
Wojeh6742/
Waase6740/
Woisi6738/
Vouse6734/
Waxse6734/
Woitsche6733/
Wäser6733/
Woish6730/
Wesei6730/
Wojes6728/
Buose6728/
Wozee6727/
Weshe6726/
Wouje6725/
Wozie6724/
Whase6723/
Weseu6721/
Wojis6720/
Wuser6719/
Wotje6718/
Wesøe6715/
Wojey6714/
Wause6714/
Woisz6714/
Wojts6714/
Voose6713/
Woige6713/
Voses6712/
Woëts6711/
Wousa679/
Vosie679/
Wezse679/
Whese679/
Wooje679/
Uosie678/
Woiss677/
Woisa677/
Wuase677/
Wohst676/
Whosa676/
Woust675/
Wuseh675/
Wahse675/
Vosey674/
Wojer674/
Wouds674/
Wogie674/
Wouze674/
Vwosi674/
Wozeh673/
Wossy673/
Voshe673/
Bosce673/
Bosge673/
Woits673/
Wesea673/
Woosa673/
Wousi673/
Wozeu673/
Wodge672/
Wasge672/
Wusse672/
Weuse672/
Wosoi672/
Wotsi672/
Woosi672/
Woesi672/
Woohouse671/
Hwase671/
Wojzs671/
Wosip671/
Wosoy671/
Wozey671/
Woosd671/
Vohse671/
Vosee671/
Wuise671/
Wogeh671/
Whuse671/
Woije671/
Whosh671/
Whost671/
Vosed671/
Voset671/
Wusei671/
Wotsz671/
Wouge671/
Woosh671/
Wocis671/
Wohje671/
Wohsh671/
Wojea671/
Woosy671/
Wogge671/
Waseï671/
Wozhe671/
Wojxs671/
Wogez671/
Wusee671/
Wuset671/
Wocet670/
Woice670/
Woodsset670/
Wosth670/
Woges670/
Weehouse670/
Worze670/

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