Woori Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Woori Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woori Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Woori (114) may also be a first name.

Woori Last Name Facts

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

Woori is most common in Uganda. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woori? popularity and diffusion

The last name Woori is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Woori occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Woori are found; 45 percent are found in East Africa and 27 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 877,214th most prevalent given name world-wide It is held by 114 people.

This last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 3,903,928. In Uganda Woori is most numerous in: Tororo District, where 60 percent live, Bugiri District, where 10 percent live and Kampala District, where 10 percent live. Outside of Uganda Woori exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woorie912/
Wori891,737/
Woorich831/
Woorhis830/
Wuori80499/
Boori80237/
Woore80190/
Worri80143/
Wouri80142/
Woryi8075/
Worzi8069/
Worei8042/
Worie8041/
Worai8029/
Voori809/
Wosri805/
Woora805/
Worui804/
Wohri802/
Worgi802/
Woriz801/
Woiri801/
Woory801/
Whori801/
Worrie73201/
Vooris73169/
Wuorio73157/
Worait73153/
Booroi73100/
Worzie7366/
Wourai7356/
Woirei7345/
Woraid7336/
Woraia7324/
Wohuri739/
Boorri734/
Wotrit734/
Voorai733/
Wourie732/
Wohrie732/
Wourri732/
Wourio731/
Wourid731/
Boorui731/
Wouris731/
Wooree731/
Booriy731/
Woorey731/
Whouri731/
Wourei731/
Boorih731/
Vooriz730/
Whoris730/
Wari6726,630/
Bori6723,012/
Wora673,946/
Wuri671,409/
Voorhis671,282/
Wore67413/
Vori67257/
Wory6789/
Wotrich6746/
Worrich6739/
Worisch6735/
Whorrie6728/
Wootres6726/
Whuorie6718/
Voohris678/
Woraith672/
Worj672/
Wouhari671/
Voorhie671/
Voorais671/
Voorieh671/
Wourhei671/
Whourip670/
Worriss670/
Vooreis670/

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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 Woori
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