Woiwor Surname

726,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Woiwor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woiwor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia3761:11,7251,271
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Woiwor (70) may also be a first name.

Woiwor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woiwor occurs more in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Woiwor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Woiwor is the 726,304th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 18,218,865 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Woiwor live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Woiwor is also the 1,162,016th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 70 people.

The last name Woiwor is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is carried by 376 people, or 1 in 11,725. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Lofa County, where 63 percent live, Montserrado County, where 32 percent live and Margibi County, where 2 percent live. Other than Liberia Woiwor occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live and Guyana, where 0 percent live.

Woiwor Last Name Statistics demography

Woiwor earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 61.56% more than the national average, earning $69,712 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wowor916,427/
Wiwor912/
Wowhor8352/
Waiwor8350/
Woiwar8310/
Weiwor838/
Wowore832/
Wiewor831/
Wojiewhor803/
Wouwour771/
Wooword771/
Wowoure771/
Woworth770/
Wawor7327/
Wovor7312/
Biwor7310/
Wiwar735/
Wowar734/
Whiworth717/
Waiworth711/
Waiwoure711/
Wooworth711/
Boiwar6781/
Bewoor6757/
Bouwor6729/
Weawor6721/
Wiwart6715/
Wawhor6711/
Waywor679/
Bawoor674/
Baiwor674/
Wiewór674/
Wejiowhor673/
Weiwar672/
Waisworth672/
Boibor671/
Wejiohwor671/
Woybor671/
Wiware671/
Woissuore671/
Hwawor671/
Weword670/

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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 Woiwor
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