Worlo Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Worlo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Worlo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1251:35,2683,284
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Worlo Last Name Facts

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

Worlo is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Worlo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Worlo? popularity and diffusion

Worlo is the 1,573,888th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Worlo are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

The last name Worlo is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 35,268. In Liberia Worlo is mostly concentrated in: Maryland County, where 27 percent live, Grand Gedeh County, where 22 percent live and Montserrado County, where 22 percent live. Apart from Liberia Worlo occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Worloh9195/
Worlos910/
Wourlod8363/
Worloch831/
Worzloh831/
Worlous831/
Worello830/
Warlo80233/
Borlo80138/
Worla8010/
Werlo802/
Borleo73743/
Borloo73289/
Vorlop73183/
Wurlod73122/
Borlio73104/
Waarlo7390/
Borloi7327/
Bourlo7315/
Worlah7313/
Warllo7311/
Wurlot739/
Borluo736/
Buorlo736/
Borlou734/
Warloh732/
Borloy731/
Worhla731/
Borllo731/
Worlap731/
Warlou731/
Borello676,600/
Borillo672,903/
Vourlos6785/
Worleah6764/
Warlosz6742/
Bourlou6721/
Boryllo6711/
Warloch679/
Vourlou676/
Bourloo672/
Bourloy672/
Werillo671/
Worlach671/
Wourlas671/
Worella671/
Worlatt670/
Worladd670/

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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 Worlo
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