Worou Surname

16,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,051 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Worou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Worou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin31,2371:33120
Togo1,5751:4,602829
Niger1511:127,0994,889
Ivory Coast311:744,23320,430
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
France51:13,284,544357,392
England21:27,859,030389,889
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Worou (9,498) may also be a first name.

Worou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Worou is held by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Worou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Worou is the 16,808th most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 220,494 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Worou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Worou is also the 63,421st most widely held first name on earth, held by 9,498 people.

Worou is most commonly held in Benin, where it is carried by 31,237 people, or 1 in 331. In Benin Worou is primarily found in: Borgou Department, where 45 percent live, Donga Department, where 22 percent live and Collines Department, where 14 percent live. Excluding Benin this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 5 percent live and Niger, where 0 percent live.

Worou Last Name Statistics demography

Worou earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.21% less than the national average, earning $35,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wourou9168/
Woroue9117/
Woorou9113/
Woirou9111/
Worrou916/
Hworou912/
Worohu911/
Woro892,397/
Woru891,697/
Wouroup831/
Worgouh831/
Worouha831/
Woroujo831/
Warou801,872/
Borou80813/
Wouro80501/
Vorou80140/
Hworo8070/
Worup8055/
Whoro8027/
Wooru8019/
Woroz8014/
Worho8011/
Woiro8011/
Worru8010/
Worau809/
Woroň807/
Wurou806/
Woroa805/
Worui804/
Woroh803/
Worue803/
Woruo802/
Wooro802/
Uorou802/
Wworu801/
Woiru801/
Worzo801/
Woruu801/
Wgoru801/
Woyro801/
Woroe800/
Woroy800/
Bourou731,699/
Vourou73354/
Warhou73344/
Vorous73207/
Warzou7370/
Borrou7349/
Borouh7333/
Woireo7320/
Boirou7313/
Wojroh7312/
Wourro7312/
Woruyo7312/
Woriyo7311/
Woutro7310/
Worujo736/
Vorrou735/
Boorou735/
Woorod734/
Wotrop734/
Woorgu733/
Worojo732/
Worocz732/
Wottro732/
Wojrot732/
Worayo732/
Worrau731/
Woytro731/
Woorup731/
Worhoa731/
Worojz731/
Woroys731/
Worrue731/
Woruye731/
Warrou731/
Hwarou731/
Waurou731/
Warohu731/
Waarou731/
Vuorou731/
Wouros731/
Woroyo731/
Worusz731/
Wohroh731/
Woiroy731/
Boroue731/
Woruji731/
Bojrou731/
Whorho731/
Worhop730/
Worhus730/
Boro67528,012/
Boru6735,620/
Waru673,977/
Wora673,946/
Waro673,604/
Bourouh672,360/
Wuru67461/
Voro67292/
Bourrou67287/
Wuro67199/
Worayot67113/
Voru6754/
Whorrod6730/
Uoro6716/
Worayod6711/
Uoru677/
Wouroyo676/
Waharou675/
Wotruch675/
Bouroue673/
Ouharou673/
Worzruh672/
Boyroue671/
Voorous671/
Worhooa671/
Warrhou671/
Vourrou671/
Wouroje671/
Wourojo671/
Bouïrou671/
Woruyoo671/
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
  • 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 Worou
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