Woor Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Woor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1541:361,80625,827
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Woor (40) may also be a first name.

Woor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woor is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Woor.

How Common Is The Last Name Woor? popularity and diffusion

The last name Woor is the 1,159,732nd most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Woor are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in British Isles. Woor is also the 1,614,485th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 40 people.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 361,806. In England it is primarily found in: Suffolk, where 34 percent are found, Cambridgeshire, where 27 percent are found and Hertfordshire, where 11 percent are found. Outside of England it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 8 percent are found and Malaysia, where 6 percent are found.

Woor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woor has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Woor surname expanded 358 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woor Last Name Statistics demography

Woor earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 141.07% more than the national average, earning R 572,868 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woore89190/
Woort89164/
Whoor895/
Wor865,855/
Woorth801/
Wuor7526,501/
Wour7510,052/
Boor754,143/
Wore75413/
Voor75231/
Worr75175/
Wohr75156/
Worh75118/
Woer7575/
Worz7544/
Whor754/
Vwor752/
Woir752/
Wgor751/
Voort67753/
Woehr67661/
Voore67481/
Worre67180/
Woure67144/
Wortt6716/
Woire6711/
Whore678/
Hwore676/
Boohr676/
Uhoor674/
Worrh673/
Whort673/
Wohre673/
Voord673/
Whorp671/
Worhe671/
Boorh671/
Wotrh671/
Worrz671/
Worrt671/
Wosrz671/
Wohrh671/
Whorr671/
Woird671/
Ouhor671/
Worrd670/
Wordt670/
Woihr670/
Wourt670/
Whoer670/

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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
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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 Woor
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