Woxen Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Woxen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woxen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1331:38,6645,495
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Woxén (18) are calculated separately.

Woxen Last Name Facts

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

Woxen occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Woxén. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woxen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Woxen is the 1,272,314th most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. The surname Woxen occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Woxen reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Woxen is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 133 people, or 1 in 38,664. In Norway Woxen is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 93 percent live, Western Norway, where 4 percent live and Southern Norway, where 3 percent live. Aside from Norway Woxen is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and Denmark, where 10 percent live.

Woxen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woxen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Woxen last name rose 260 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woxen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Woxen surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Woxen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 7.13% more than the national average, earning 370,767 kr per year and in United States they earn 16.21% more than the national average, earning $50,142 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woxén9318/
Woxeng914/
Wocxen910/
Wosen8011,315/
Boxen80144/
Voxen8092/
Woxin802/
Wexen801/
Wozen801/
Waxen800/
Woxon800/
Wossen736,333/
Wosien7328/
Boyxen7323/
Woosen7314/
Woseen739/
Wochen737/
Woozen736/
Woßeng733/
Boixen733/
Woisen732/
Woggen732/
Wousen732/
Woksen731/
Boxsen731/
Woceng731/
Wuoxin731/
Woshen731/
Wasoen731/
Woocen731/
Woussen67431/
Wosseng6734/
Wohseng6710/
Wootsen671/
Waxn671/
Whotsen671/
Wuozenn671/
Wwocent671/
Wuoshen671/
Booxsen671/
Whosent671/
Wosenne671/
Wossien671/

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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 Woxen
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