Wore Surname

709,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Wore Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2501:83,07610,122
Ivory Coast301:769,04120,891
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Solomon Islands211:27,6205,477
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Benin131:795,04642,452
Niger121:1,599,33532,126
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
England11:55,718,059489,080
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

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

Wore (1,754) may also be a first name.

Wore Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wore is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Wöre. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wore? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 709,895th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 17,645,390 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Wore reside; 59 percent reside in West Africa and 23 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Wore is also the 182,874th most prevalent given name in the world, borne by 1,754 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 250 people, or 1 in 83,076. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 41 percent are found, North Region, where 34 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 11 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this surname is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found.

Wore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wore has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wore last name fell 44 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wore Last Name Statistics demography

Wore earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.53% less than the national average, earning $29,975 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wöre921/
Woore89190/
Worre89180/
Woure89144/
Worei8942/
Worie8941/
Worey8931/
Woire8911/
Whore898/
Worea897/
Hwore896/
Wohre893/
Worhe891/
Worze890/
Wor865,855/
Worrie80201/
Woreth8098/
Worzie8066/
Woiret8046/
Woirei8045/
Worrey8044/
Worret8042/
Worzee8015/
Woirey8010/
Worres803/
Worech803/
Wourge803/
Woorie802/
Wourie802/
Wohrie802/
Wourey802/
Wourre802/
Whored801/
Woorey801/
Worher801/
Whoree801/
Whorey801/
Wourei801/
Wourje801/
Wourze801/
Worrea801/
Wooree801/
Woretz800/
Ware7593,824/
Were7558,438/
Bore7540,027/
Wuor7526,501/
Wour7510,052/
Wora753,946/
Vore752,218/
Wori751,737/
Woor75206/
Worr75175/
Wohr75156/
Worh75118/
Wure75113/
Wory7589/
Wäre7555/
Worz7544/
Whor754/
Woir752/
Worj752/
Vwor752/
Uore751/
Wgor751/
Worreth7377/
Worrest7351/
Whorrie7328/
Wootres7326/
Whuorie7318/
Worrech7314/
Woehrie736/
Woirret733/
Worrerr732/
Whoerey731/
Worress731/
Wourhei731/
Woresch731/
Whorred730/
Whorrey730/
Worrett730/
Worhess730/
Wurie6717,325/
Boire6713,566/
Borre677,141/
Weere676,221/
Boure673,094/
Borei672,998/
Waree671,771/
Borea671,663/
Borey671,524/
Warea671,313/
Werre671,045/
Boore67992/
Hwere67943/
Wereh67836/
Warie67781/
Woira67704/
Worry67606/
Wuori67499/
Voore67481/
Vorre67415/
Vhore67261/
Whare67239/
Boree67236/
Woura67236/
Warre67212/
Hware67208/
Waare67191/
Vores67178/
Votre67172/
Woort67164/
Wureh67163/
Wareh67162/
Worri67143/
Waure67142/
Wouri67142/
Borej67131/
Woiry67130/
Werey67112/
Boyre6780/
Worra6778/
Woryi6775/
Werea6773/
Werei6769/
Worzi6769/
Voreh6760/
Werie6756/
Voire6743/
Where6741/
Warey6737/
Vorie6733/
Warei6732/
Worai6729/
Whora6727/
Wärre6726/
Woori6722/
Worha6722/
Worresch6721/
Worré6721/
Weree6720/
Buore6720/
Warze6718/
Borhe6717/
Wortt6716/
Wootress6716/
Vorer6714/
Warje6712/
Vorge6712/
Waere6711/
Woury678/
Hbore676/
Vorea676/
Woyra676/
Vohre675/
Woora675/
Whoor675/
Wahre675/
Woroa675/
Wosri675/
Woorhees674/
Warhe674/
Wwora674/
Worui674/
Woray673/
Voree673/
Whort673/
Werhe673/
Wuire673/
Worrh673/
Voure673/
Wärje673/
Warej672/
Wootrees672/
Vorhe672/
We're672/
Wgare672/
Wehre672/
Worgi672/
Wohri672/
Vorey671/
Wotrh671/
Woriz671/
Worreath671/
Worrz671/
Worza671/
Voret671/
Worrt671/
Wuree671/
Woiri671/
Voere671/
Whori671/
Whorp671/
Voreš671/
Vorze671/
Wuory671/
Wurer671/
Woird671/
Boreï671/
Borșe671/
Woory671/
Vware671/
Uorge671/
Weure671/
Wuora671/
Whorr671/
Wohrh671/
Wosrz671/
Whure670/
Uoret670/
Worrd670/
Wordt670/
Worhy670/
Woihr670/
Worheidt670/
Woroy670/
Wuret670/
Whorheid670/
Wourt670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wore
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