Woulds Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Woulds Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woulds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1041:535,75133,356
Canada401:921,14070,350
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1091:223,62717,016
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Woulds Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woulds is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Woulds click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woulds? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,422,956th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. Woulds occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Woulds live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in British Isles.

Woulds is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 104 people, or 1 in 535,751. In England it is mostly found in: Essex, where 21 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 20 percent live and Nottinghamshire, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account England Woulds exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Woulds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woulds has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 5 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woulds Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Woulds earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 50.83% more than the national average, earning $65,083 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.81% more than the national average, earning $51,080 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Would91392/
Wolds919/
Boulds83206/
Whould836/
Woldts833/
Wuilds831/
Woolds831/
Wold8013,317/
Wuld805/
Bould732,255/
Woldt732,062/
Bolds731,865/
Wohld73120/
Wolts7386/
Walds7311/
Woldz738/
Wolld734/
Hwold734/
Woldd732/
Volds732/
Vould732/
Woold731/
Woldp731/
Bulds730/
Whold730/
Wuldt730/
Woeld730/
Boults6783/
Bouldt6732/
Wohldt678/
Boolds676/
Waldås676/
Weilds676/
Wields672/
Boueld671/
Boldsø671/
Woeldt671/
Wuiled671/
Boldts671/
Baulds671/
Woolts670/
Voults670/
Waults670/
Wealds670/
Waldts670/
Woltzs670/
Weelds670/
Woldte670/

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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 Woulds
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