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 last name Waore is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Waore? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,227,038th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Waore reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name on earth, borne by 16 people.

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

Waore Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally 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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