Worod Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Worod Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Worod Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Worod (21) may also be a first name.

Worod Last Name Facts

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

The last name Worod is found most in Benin. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Worod? popularity and diffusion

The surname Worod is the 6,723,624th most common surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Worod live; 38 percent live in North Africa and 38 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 2,368,944th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 21 people.

Worod is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin Worod is primarily found in: Alibori Department, where 50 percent live and Donga Department, where 50 percent live. Barring Benin this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 25 percent live and Algeria, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Worrod91114/
Woroud914/
Woorod914/
Wourod911/
Whorrod8330/
Wouroud838/
Borod80468/
Worot8093/
Worad808/
Warod801/
Worrad73304/
Borrod7369/
Boroud7362/
Vorgod7327/
Bourod7313/
Warrod737/
Boirod735/
Buorod735/
Watrod733/
Boorod732/
Wojrot732/
Worocz732/
Worote731/
Waroud731/
Warood731/
Warhod731/
Woorad731/
Bouroid67137/
Bouroud67137/
Worradt671/
Worotte670/
Woyroth670/

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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 Worod
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