Waora Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Waora Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waora Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Waora Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waora is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Waora click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waora? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,274,477th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. Waora occurs mostly in Oceania, where 86 percent of Waora are found; 86 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 86 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

This surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 263,023. In Papua New Guinea Waora is most numerous in: West Sepik, where 71 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 29 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 11 percent reside and Pakistan, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waoura912/
Waiora912/
Wahora911/
Waorea911/
Waihora831/
Waiorea831/
Waore80190/
Baora80186/
Vaora8031/
Woara801/
Waori801/
Waeourai779/
Waiyotra774/
Wahahora771/
Vahora732,513/
Wayoro73720/
Baoura73460/
Wayori7353/
Baorah7329/
Wahori7325/
Waiori7324/
Wohara7317/
Wahoro736/
Wahore734/
Waorio733/
Wouara732/
Waňura732/
Waouri732/
Vaorat731/
Bauora731/
Baorra731/
Wayore731/
Vaoera731/
Vaoora731/
Woaara731/
Waaera731/
Vaoura731/
Wajore731/
Waiyotrap7116/
Vahorai67574/
Bahoura67538/
Vahoray67428/
Vahorau67328/
Vahoraj6785/
Vahorah6724/
Baourai6721/
Waihoro6711/
Wahgara676/
Vahorad674/
Waiyara673/
Baoraah673/
Waihore673/
Waijara672/
Wayorou672/
Vahaora671/
Vaaorga671/
Woareau671/
Bahoira671/
Waiyura671/
Wajjara671/
Wahoroh671/
Wahouri671/
Weahara671/
Waijore671/
Wahorio671/
Baorhay671/
Bahorai671/
Wajoriy671/

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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 Waora
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