Woreley Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Woreley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woreley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Woreley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woreley occurs most in South Africa. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Woreley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Woreley reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 100 percent live. Not including South Africa Woreley is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live.

Woreley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Woreley has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woreley Last Name Statistics demography

Woreley earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 86.04% less than the national average, earning R 33,168 per year.

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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 Woreley
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