Woseley Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Guyana

Woseley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woseley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Guyana71:108,8897,175
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Woseley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woseley occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Woseley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woseley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Woseley is the 2,635,433rd most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Woseley are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Woseley is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Rivers, where 61 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 22 percent live and Lagos, where 9 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 43 percent live and Guyana, where 13 percent live.

Woseley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woseley has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 329 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woseley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Woseley last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Woseley earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 87.03% more than the national average, earning $80,702 USD per year.

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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 Woseley
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