Wosk Surname
Approximately 338 people bear this surname
Wosk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 129 | 1:2,809,759 | 166,838 |
| Poland | 122 | 1:311,547 | 36,785 |
| Canada | 47 | 1:783,949 | 61,790 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Nicaragua | 9 | 1:669,010 | 4,135 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Wosk Demographics
Average Wosk Salary in
United States
$47,075 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wosk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wosk Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wosk is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wosk? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wosk is the 821,713th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 21,560,787 people. The surname Wosk occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Wosk reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 129 people, or 1 in 2,809,759. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 26 percent live, Maryland, where 15 percent live and New York, where 12 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 36 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.
Wosk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wosk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wosk surname increased 921 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wosk Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wosk last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Wosk earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.42% less than the national average, earning R 44,160 per year; in United States they earn 9.1% more than the national average, earning $47,075 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.55% more than the national average, earning $64,362 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woske | 89 | 68 | / |
| Woshk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Woosk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Woiske | 80 | 31 | / |
| Wodske | 80 | 19 | / |
| Woosck | 80 | 13 | / |
| Woszke | 80 | 8 | / |
| Woisek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woodsk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vosk | 75 | 356 | / |
| Wusk | 75 | 137 | / |
| Wask | 75 | 79 | / |
| Wesk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Woodske | 73 | 78 | / |
| Wosková | 73 | 27 | / |
| Woschke | 73 | 26 | / |
| Woishek | 73 | 12 | / |
| Wojszek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wottske | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waske | 67 | 2,041 | / |
| Wotschke | 67 | 393 | / |
| Wuske | 67 | 191 | / |
| Vojsk | 67 | 149 | / |
| Woischke | 67 | 137 | / |
| Waszk | 67 | 45 | / |
| Wozke | 67 | 41 | / |
| Wöske | 67 | 29 | / |
| Voske | 67 | 22 | / |
| Boszk | 67 | 21 | / |
| Weesk | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vossk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Washk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boskh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boosk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voisk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waask | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woischek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boskė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wausk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bossk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuskx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waskh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wessk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wasks | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wasck | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Wosk
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