Willor Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Willor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia541:81,6406,796
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Willor (65) may also be a first name.

Willor Last Name Facts

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

Willor occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Willor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,755,741st most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. Willor occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Willor are found; 54 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 65 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 81,640. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Nimba County, where 52 percent live and Montserrado County, where 48 percent live. Excluding Liberia Willor is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 41 percent live and Ghana, where 4 percent live.

Willor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Willor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Willor surname expanded 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Willor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Willor last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.

Willor earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.38% less than the national average, earning $40,827 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willour92188/
Willore928/
Willior928/
Willoor922/
Wisllor921/
Wilor917/
Willhour8624/
Willhore861/
Willhort860/
Billor83995/
Willar83407/
Wellor8333/
Villor8332/
Wyllor834/
Willur833/
Woilor831/
Wilour831/
Wilhor831/
Wailor831/
Weilor830/
Wlor803/
Billoir77838/
Williar77184/
Wilhour77148/
Villore778/
Willlar776/
Villyor774/
Villord772/
Villort771/
Willuir771/
Wailoor771/
Willaur771/
Wisllar771/
Whillar770/
Wiellar770/
Whellor770/
Wilar731,270/
Welor733/
Wloer731/
Wleor731/
Whlor730/
Willaure711/
Wuilliar711/
Willahre711/
Wuilleur710/
Willhare710/
Wiloheer710/
Villar67164,101/
Billur672,659/
Billar671,555/
Bellor67379/
Waylor67206/
Wellar67200/
Villár6795/
Vellor6746/
Whilar6720/
Williardt679/
Villur678/
Weilar677/
Wilhar675/
Hwilar674/
Wiliar672/
Wyllar671/
Weylor671/
Wealor671/
Whelor670/
Willyarth670/

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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 Willor
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