Wostear Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Wostear Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
Wostear Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wostear Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wostear is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wostear? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wostear is the 3,882,373rd most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. Wostear occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Wostear live; 77 percent live in Northern Europe and 77 percent live in British Isles.
The surname Wostear is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 2,785,903. In England Wostear is most common in: Greater London, where 55 percent are found, Norfolk, where 35 percent are found and Devon, where 5 percent are found. Other than England it exists in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 23 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Wostear
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