Weor Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Weor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Weor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Weor is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Weor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Weor is the 2,944,094th most widespread family name internationally, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname Weor is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Weor are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 4,119,599. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 65 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 23 percent reside and Lagos, where 12 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Liberia, where 2 percent reside.

Weor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Weor surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wejor8935/
Weior899/
Weohr899/
Wehor897/
Weoer891/
Weore890/
Wheeor804/
Wejhor801/
Wehour800/
Wior75261/
Beor75101/
Veor7516/
Ueor754/
Wjor751/
Wyor751/
Weyoore731/
Wayor67628/
Beeor6763/
Wehar6745/
Waior6731/
Veeor6718/
Beoir6717/
Wojur6712/
Vehor677/
Wajor675/
Wiotr672/
Wojor672/
Wijor671/
Beoor671/
Wioar671/
Wiord671/
Weahr671/
Wiear671/
Wearh671/
Wiosr671/
Beour671/
Wujor671/
Woyor671/
Wearr670/
Wiort670/
Wehur670/
Wyord670/

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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 Weor
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