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 occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woulds? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,422,956th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Woulds are found; 68 percent are found in Northern Europe and 68 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most common in England, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 535,751. In England Woulds is most prevalent in: Essex, where 21 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 20 percent reside and Nottinghamshire, where 14 percent reside. Outside of England Woulds exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Woulds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woulds has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Woulds last name decreased 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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