Worde Surname

1,108,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Worde Surname Definition:

From Worth or Word, a parish co. Kent.

Worde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger991:193,8596,631
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Cameroon331:629,36647,277
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

The alternate forms: Wordé (1) are calculated separately.

Worde (130) may also be a first name.

Worde Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Worth or Word, a parish co. Kent.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Worde Last Name Facts

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

The last name Worde (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻭﺭﺩ) occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Wordé. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Worde? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,108,016th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 33,125,209 people. The surname Worde is primarily found in Africa, where 65 percent of Worde reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 46 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 814,623rd most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 130 people.

The last name is most widespread in Niger, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 193,859. In Niger it is most numerous in: Diffa Region, where 97 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Niger this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Cameroon, where 15 percent are found.

Worde Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Worde has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Worde surname grew 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Worde Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Worde surname are 1.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.17% registered with the political party.

Worde earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.09% less than the national average, earning $38,796 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wordé931/
Wordie91893/
Wordey91417/
Woerde91127/
Wordeh916/
Wourde912/
Wordee912/
Worded911/
Woordes83117/
Wourdei831/
Wordhey831/
Worddes830/
Wordead830/
Whorder830/
Borde8028,170/
Warde803,598/
Wordi80164/
Würde80123/
Worda8088/
Werde8074/
Vorde8021/
Wordy8017/
Wurde803/
Wordhead770/
Bordea735,015/
Bordei734,669/
Bordey731,112/
Wardeh73935/
Wordui73351/
Bourde73292/
Voorde73252/
Wardhe73173/
Wartde7397/
Waarde7391/
Wardie7370/
Wörder7342/
Voerde7331/
Boorde7327/
Bordee7325/
Borhde7322/
Vorder7320/
Wardei7313/
Wardee7312/
Werdeh737/
Vordeh735/
Wardey734/
Vhorde734/
Worday733/
Weerde733/
Bordde732/
Bordhe732/
Boirde732/
Werdie732/
Wourdi731/
Wwarde731/
Wardea731/
Vordey731/
Wordoa731/
Wordhy731/
Werdea731/
Wurdie731/
Wardet731/
Vordie731/
Werdey731/
Warhde731/
Warded731/
Vordes731/
Wardep730/
Wurder730/
Wartdei6780/
Voordes6767/
Bourdeh6714/
Bourdey6712/
Vordeah677/
Warderh675/
Wardhed674/
Bourdee672/
Wardhee672/
Vordiea672/
Bourdei671/
Bordhey671/
Vordeuh671/
Wherdeh671/
Wardieh671/
Whurdje671/
Wardech671/
Wordysz671/
Bortdee671/
Warddey670/

Worde Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Worde in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻭﺭﺩwwrd33.33
ﻭﺭﺩﻩwrdh33.33
ﻭﻭﺭﺩﻩwwrdh33.33

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Footnotes

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