Worr Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Worr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Worr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea841:97,06813,033
Canada511:722,46357,796
Liberia241:183,68912,460
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Worr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Worr occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Worr? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,295,379th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. The surname Worr is predominantly found in Oceania, where 48 percent of Worr are found; 48 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 48 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 97,068. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Jiwaka, where 77 percent reside, Madang, where 18 percent reside and Western, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 29 percent reside and Liberia, where 14 percent reside.

Worr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Worr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Worr last name increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Worr Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Worr earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.26% more than the national average, earning $47,575 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.9% more than the national average, earning $50,626 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Worre89180/
Worrh893/
Whorr891/
Worrt891/
Worrz891/
Worrd890/
Wor865,855/
Wourre802/
Wuor7526,501/
Warr7510,676/
Wour7510,052/
Borr751,397/
Wurr75631/
Wore75413/
Woor75206/
Wohr75156/
Worh75118/
Woer7575/
Worz7544/
Würr7518/
Vorr7518/
Whor754/
Woir752/
Vwor752/
Wgor751/
Woehr67661/
Vorre67415/
Warre67212/
Woore67190/
Woort67164/
Woure67144/
Whurr67117/
Wortt6716/
Woire6711/
Whore678/
Hwore676/
Bourr676/
Whoor675/
Wuarr675/
Whort673/
Wohre673/
Wosrz671/
Whorp671/
Wohrh671/
Wotrh671/
Warrp671/
Woird671/
Worhe671/
Bohrr670/
Wordt670/
Boirr670/
Woihr670/
Wourt670/
Whoer670/

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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 Worr
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