Woer Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Woer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark611:92,5368,820
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Woer Last Name Facts

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

Woer occurs in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Woer.

How Common Is The Last Name Woer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,185,341st most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname Woer occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Woer live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most prevalent in Denmark, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 92,536. In Denmark it is most numerous in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 39 percent live, Region of Southern Denmark, where 36 percent live and Central Denmark Region, where 13 percent live. Not including Denmark this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Woer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Woer surname decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woer Last Name Statistics demography

Woer earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 12.15% less than the national average, earning 304,027 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woehr89661/
Wooer8917/
Wo'er897/
Woher896/
Wuoer892/
Whoer890/
Wor865,855/
Woerth80498/
Wohier801/
Wooerd801/
Wuoher800/
Whoher800/
Wour7510,052/
Waer751,315/
Woor75206/
Worr75175/
Worh75118/
Voer7549/
Worz7544/
Whor754/
Weur753/
Vwor752/
Wheeoer732/
Woerová731/
Whohere731/
Boehr67353/
Boerr67268/
Voher67219/
Waher67196/
Woore67190/
Woure67144/
Wáger6769/
Wohir6722/
Waere6711/
Waaer679/
Voert678/
Whoor675/
Waert674/
Worrh673/
Wa'er673/
Weure671/
Boerh671/
Worrz671/
Voere671/
Waoir671/
Bo'er671/
Whorr671/
Waehr670/
Weurz670/
Wourt670/
Huoer670/

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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 Woer
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