Kwor Surname

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

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kwor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kwor Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India181:42,614,743461,117
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Liberia61:734,75629,369
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kwor (126) may also be a first name.

Kwor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kwor (Oriya: ୋର) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwor? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,979,664th most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Kwor live; 51 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 829,183rd most frequent first name on earth, held by 126 people.

The surname Kwor is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 42,614,743. In India Kwor is mostly concentrated in: Assam, where 83 percent reside, Jammu and Kashmir, where 6 percent reside and Odisha, where 6 percent reside. Aside from India this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 37 percent reside and Liberia, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwort8911/
Kwore891/
Kwoor891/
Nkwuor8020/
Kwoire806/
Kworth802/
Nkwour801/
Kwar75847/
Kuor75544/
Kwur751/
Kwure67742/
Kware67358/
Khwar6784/
Kwaar6760/
Kuore6732/
Kuorp6727/
Kwhar674/
Kwarr672/
Qwuor671/
Gwore671/
Kwatr671/
Kwasr671/
Kweur671/
Kward671/
Kuorr670/
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Kwor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kwor in the Oriya language
ୋରora-

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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 Kwor
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