Wosley Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

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

Wosley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wosley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
England201:2,785,90397,972
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Wosley (174) may also be a first name.

Wosley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wosley is found most frequently in Canada. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wosley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,817,111th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. Wosley is predominantly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Wosley are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wosley is also the 692,220th most widely held forename in the world, held by 174 people.

Wosley is most common in Canada, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 1,364,652. In Canada Wosley is most numerous in: Ontario, where 70 percent live and Manitoba, where 30 percent live. Aside from Canada this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent live.

Wosley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wosley has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wosley last name declined 9 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wosley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Wosley last name is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Wosley earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 45.51% less than the national average, earning $23,512 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.24% less than the national average, earning $35,655 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woosley925,479/
Wodsley921/
Wousley920/
Wosle911/
Wosly911/
Woodsley8640/
Wooslley861/
Whotsley860/
Wesley8346,528/
Bosley8311,809/
Wasley832,643/
Vosley8337/
Woesle837/
Woshle831/
Woosle831/
Wusley830/
Whosly830/
Wously830/
Wadsley77674/
Bossley77393/
Wessley77297/
Bousley77272/
Woozley7793/
Weslley7766/
Wochley7718/
Boisley7717/
Wehsley7716/
Weshley7710/
Boxsley776/
Wohsler776/
Wossler776/
Weesley774/
Washley774/
Wesleya773/
Woodsly773/
Weszley772/
Wausley771/
Wesleye771/
Waesley771/
Wousler771/
Wuisley771/
Boosley770/
Vousley770/
Wassley770/
Woehsle770/
Woshler770/
Whesley770/
Boshley770/
Woxlley770/
Wesly732,312/
Bosle731,099/
Wesle73164/
Wasle73158/
Wasly73154/
Wösle7327/
Wäsle738/
Wosli731/
Boushley71129/
Woiselle7124/
Whatsley7113/
Whaslley711/
Wourzley711/
Wauslley711/
Weschley711/
Wesllhey711/
Woodsler710/
Wasdsley710/
Woorzley710/
Boxley672,028/
Basley671,488/
Bossle67933/
Vosler67604/
Busley67277/
Vesley67243/
Wäsler6793/
Waxley6771/
Washle6750/
Weslie6740/
Boshle6739/
Wessle6738/
Weslly6738/
Bosloy6736/
Vasley6731/
Wusler6726/
Wessly6723/
Weslei6722/
Waslie6722/
Boisly6722/
Wassle6717/
Weslay6716/
Bozley6714/
Woßler6714/
Boslee6711/
Boslay6711/
Weslee6710/
Waslee679/
Bousle677/
Wesliy674/
Wässle674/
Wassly673/
Wezley673/
Bohsle672/
Boysle671/
Boosle671/
Wajley671/
Vusley671/
Woosla671/
Weesle671/
Wasliy671/
Wausle671/
Wesleh671/
Wocleu671/
Vossle671/
Wuisly671/
Wausly670/
Boszle670/
Weshle670/
Boslly670/
Wuslee670/
Weslle670/
Boslle670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wosley
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