Whor Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Whor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Whor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Whor occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Whor.
How Common Is The Last Name Whor? popularity and diffusion
Whor is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Whor is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Whor live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.
Whor is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Whor is most prevalent in: West Virginia, where 100 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 25 percent live.
Whor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Whor has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whore | 89 | 8 | / |
| Whoor | 89 | 5 | / |
| Whort | 89 | 3 | / |
| Whorr | 89 | 1 | / |
| Whorp | 89 | 1 | / |
| Whoer | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wor | 86 | 5,855 | / |
| Wuor | 75 | 26,501 | / |
| Wour | 75 | 10,052 | / |
| Wühr | 75 | 985 | / |
| Wahr | 75 | 749 | / |
| Wore | 75 | 413 | / |
| Huor | 75 | 252 | / |
| Woor | 75 | 206 | / |
| Worr | 75 | 175 | / |
| Wohr | 75 | 156 | / |
| Worh | 75 | 118 | / |
| Woer | 75 | 75 | / |
| Whur | 75 | 58 | / |
| Wuhr | 75 | 52 | / |
| Vhor | 75 | 49 | / |
| Worz | 75 | 44 | / |
| Whar | 75 | 16 | / |
| Wáhr | 75 | 12 | / |
| Hvor | 75 | 5 | / |
| Woir | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vwor | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hbor | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wgor | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wjor | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wheeoer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Woehr | 67 | 661 | / |
| Wahar | 67 | 273 | / |
| Vhore | 67 | 261 | / |
| Whare | 67 | 239 | / |
| Woore | 67 | 190 | / |
| Worre | 67 | 180 | / |
| Woort | 67 | 164 | / |
| Woure | 67 | 144 | / |
| Whurr | 67 | 117 | / |
| Wahur | 67 | 59 | / |
| Huort | 67 | 56 | / |
| Wortt | 67 | 16 | / |
| Woire | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wathr | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hwore | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wchar | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wahre | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uhoor | 67 | 4 | / |
| Huord | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wohre | 67 | 3 | / |
| Worrh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vhoir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wuhrh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuhor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Worrz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Worrt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wosrz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuhyr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wohrh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vchor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bchor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woird | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wharp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouhor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Worhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Worrd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wahrt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wordt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wuhar | 67 | 0 | / |
| Woihr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wahrd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wourt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whure | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Whor
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