Waore Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Waore Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1801:256,55517,284
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Waore (16) may also be a first name.

Waore Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waore occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waore? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,227,038th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Waore are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Waore is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 180 people, or 1 in 256,555. In Kenya Waore is most numerous in: Kisumu County, where 61 percent reside, Homa Bay County, where 36 percent reside and Kilifi County, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 3 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Waore Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Waore last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahore914/
Wajore911/
Waorea911/
Wayore911/
Waor8951/
Waihore833/
Waijore831/
Waiorea831/
Wayor80628/
Wuaor80399/
Baore8075/
Waora8036/
Waior8031/
Wahor8016/
Woare8014/
Vaore8012/
Wajor805/
Waorr801/
Waour801/
Waoir801/
Waori801/
Waord800/
Baoure7398/
Vahore7367/
Wayori7353/
Wahori7325/
Waiori7324/
Vaorei738/
Waayor738/
Wahure737/
Waorio733/
Waiora732/
Waoura732/
Waouri732/
Waeare732/
Whayor731/
Waaere731/
Baoore731/
Wägare731/
Waahor731/
Waihor731/
Vajore731/
Baorey731/
Baohre731/
Wahour730/
Baor671,328/
Bahoure678/
Wahutre677/
Wajgare676/
Woar673/
Vaor671/
Baijore671/
Bajjore671/
Wahaere671/
Wajhare671/
Woattre671/
Wouarre671/
Wojorhe671/
Weiyare671/
Wahouri671/
Wajoriy671/
Wajuire671/
Bahoore671/
Baourey671/
Waihora671/
Wahorio671/
Wahuire671/
Vahores670/

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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 Waore
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