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 may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Woer is the 2,185,341st most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname Woer is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Woer reside; 88 percent reside in Northern Europe and 88 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly occurring in Denmark, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 92,536. In Denmark it is primarily found 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. Apart from Denmark this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Woer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Woer surname declined 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
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  • 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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