Woher Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Woher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Woher (11) may also be a first name.

Woher Last Name Facts

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

Woher is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woher? popularity and diffusion

The last name Woher is the 7,593,402nd most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Woher is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Woher live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 11 people.

The last name Woher is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Woher is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 50 percent are found, Arizona, where 25 percent are found and Connecticut, where 25 percent are found. Aside from The United States Woher occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 17 percent are found.

Woher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Woher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Woher last name grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woher Last Name Statistics demography

Woher earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.75% more than the national average, earning $46,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wohier911/
Whoher910/
Wuoher910/
Woeher910/
Woer8975/
Whohere831/
Woehr80661/
Voher80219/
Waher80196/
Weher80133/
Wohir8022/
Wooer8017/
Wo'er807/
Wuoer802/
Whoer800/
Woerth73498/
Weeher7331/
Waaher734/
Vooher734/
Waeher732/
Weheir732/
Bohher732/
Wheeer731/
Bo'her731/
Wooerd731/
Wauher731/
Boherr730/
Waer671,315/
Voer6749/
Weur673/
Boheher671/
Woerová671/
Waheerd671/
Wahaher671/
Wahaere671/
Vooherr670/

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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 Woher
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