Wox Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wox Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wox Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:2,063,63279,942
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Wox (89) may also be a first name.

Wox Last Name Facts

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

Wox is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wox.

How Common Is The Last Name Wox? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wox is the 2,979,664th most numerous family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. Wox is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Wox are found; 63 percent are found in Northern Europe and 63 percent are found in British Isles. Wox is also the 1,011,231st most common forename on earth It is held by 89 people.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,063,632. In England Wox is primarily concentrated in: North Yorkshire, where 48 percent live, Northumberland, where 33 percent live and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 19 percent live. Beside England Wox occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Thailand, where 7 percent live.

Wox Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wox has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wox last name grew 386 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wox Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wox last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

Wox earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.03% more than the national average, earning $51,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woox863/
Woxj862/
Woxd862/
Woxz861/
Woxt861/
Woxs861/
Wocx861/
Woex861/
Wojx861/
Woxe861/
Wogcx751/
Wojxs751/
Box6730,929/
Wax674,051/
Wos671,776/
Wex67853/
Vox67755/
Woś6773/
Woz6738/
Woj6730/
Woš679/
Uox674/

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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 Wox
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