Wornoo Surname

693,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Wornoo Surname User-submission:

The Wornoo surname means 'let others praise you for your achievements; not yourself'. It can be associated with the a verse in the Bible (Proverbs 27:2).

Wornoo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
England91:6,190,895170,599
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Wornoo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Wornoo surname means 'let others praise you for your achievements; not yourself'. It can be associated with the a verse in the Bible (Proverbs 27:2).

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Wornoo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wornoo is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wornoo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 693,669th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 17,106,915 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wornoo are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is held by 416 people, or 1 in 64,954. Other than Ghana this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Worno912/
Wourno8321/
Wornoh831/
Wornos830/
Wuornos7793/
Warnnoo771/
Wournou771/
Wornoth770/
Wornoch770/
Borno735,956/
Warno733,984/
Werno73580/
Wurno73123/
Wornu7383/
Worna7318/
Vorno731/
Wornuoha713/
Wournouh711/
Bourno67198/
Wornat67123/
Bornoi6781/
Bornou6735/
Warnod6725/
Warnoh678/
Wornah677/
Bornoy677/
Wohrna674/
Vernoo673/
Wurngo672/
Bornno671/
Warnou671/
Wornuh671/
Warnop671/
Wornhoudt671/
Vornoy671/
Barnoo671/
Wourna671/

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Footnotes

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