Woria Surname

855,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Woria Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woria Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1181:87,59010,243
Indonesia931:1,422,03496,891
Nigeria661:2,683,98186,518
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Ivory Coast131:1,774,71034,235
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Woria (64) may also be a first name.

Woria Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woria (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻮﺭﻳﻊ) is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Woria? popularity and diffusion

The last name Woria is the 855,216th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 22,844,972 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 61 percent of Woria live; 61 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,223,525th most frequently used given name throughout the world, borne by 64 people.

The last name Woria is most frequent in Benin, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 87,590. In Benin Woria is most prevalent in: Donga Department, where 99 percent reside and Zou Department, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Benin this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 29 percent reside and Nigeria, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wouria9119/
Worria911/
Woriah911/
Woraiya8312/
Boria803,623/
Waria802,402/
Voria80683/
Weria80110/
Wuria8053/
Worio8014/
Worya804/
Woureija771/
Wariah731,804/
Bouria73979/
Vorias73222/
Vorria73170/
Vorgia73162/
Wuorio73157/
Wariha73148/
Woryah7394/
Borria7372/
Warria7364/
Warija7334/
Boiria7333/
Wauria7329/
Woryea7327/
Vuoria7327/
Borjia7318/
Wurzia738/
Wari'a737/
Weriah735/
Wariad735/
Wariaa735/
Borija733/
Boriha732/
Weriha732/
Huoria732/
Worjay732/
Wariaj732/
Wariaś731/
Worrea731/
Worgea731/
Weriea731/
Uorija731/
Bohria731/
B'Oria731/
Buoria731/
Boriea731/
Woriho731/
Wourio731/
Vouria731/
Voriat731/
Vorhia730/
Bouriah674,618/
Bouhria67415/
Vorrias67367/
Waraiya67250/
Bouriha67113/
Boriaei6736/
Warihay6735/
Warriah6715/
Wahriat6712/
Worjioh6710/
Bourija679/
Warjiah677/
Weeriah676/
Wariasz675/
Bourhia674/
Bourjia674/
Waharia674/
Boroyia673/
Werihay672/
Boraiya672/
Bouriea671/
Voraiya671/
Watrias671/
Wargiay671/
Waruiya671/
Vourgia671/
Wariaha671/
Wérihay671/
Wa'aria671/
Warayia671/
Wariash671/
Wariyoa671/

Woria Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Woria in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻮﺭﻳﻊalwry-

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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 Woria
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