Woss Surname

580,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 541 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Woss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1651:2,196,721138,143
Dominican Republic1161:89,9394,002
Brazil1091:1,963,98562,590
Poland771:493,62048,553
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
England71:7,959,723202,100
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
France21:33,211,361423,184
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Woss (30) may also be a first name.

Woss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woss is found most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Woss click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woss? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 580,291st most frequently held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 13,470,510 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Woss reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 32 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 30 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 165 people, or 1 in 2,196,721. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 22 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live and Illinois, where 12 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also found in The Dominican Republic, where 21 percent live and Brazil, where 20 percent live.

Woss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Woss last name are 1.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.61% registered to vote for the party.

Woss earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.84% less than the national average, earning $39,766 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woess89198/
Wosse8930/
Woiss897/
Wos861,776/
Wousse808/
Woodss807/
Woisse802/
Boss7561,046/
Voss7556,477/
Wass758,568/
Wosz75427/
Wojs75375/
Wose75251/
Vwos75133/
Woos75124/
Wohs7567/
Woys7545/
Wuss7532/
Wois7516/
Wous7510/
Wosh759/
Whos754/
Wosp752/
Wots752/
Wosd752/
Wozs752/
Woes751/
Uoss751/
Woxs751/
Wosj751/
Wasse673,713/
Vosse67684/
Wosch67575/
Wojsz67422/
Bouss67325/
Woost67201/
Voiss67179/
Woshe67128/
Booss6763/
Whass6742/
Vooss6741/
Wajss6736/
Hwass6733/
Boiss6732/
Woish6730/
Woisz6714/
Wojts6714/
Wahss6713/
Boyss6712/
Wuiss6712/
Woëts6711/
Wouse677/
Wohst676/
Wusst675/
Woust675/
Woose674/
Wouds674/
Vhoss673/
Woits673/
Wusse672/
Wassh672/
Woesz672/
Waïss672/
Weuss672/
Woosd671/
Whosh671/
Whost671/
Wassp671/
Vwose671/
Wussd671/
Wusss671/
Wotsz671/
Woosh671/
Woehs671/
Wohsh671/
Wojxs671/
Woise671/
Bossh671/
Wojzs671/
Wauss671/
Wassd671/
Washs671/
Waass670/
Hvoss670/
Vouss670/
Wosth670/

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Footnotes

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