Wors Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Wors Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wors Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States991:3,661,201203,401
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Wõrš (1) are calculated separately.

Wors (11) may also be a first name.

Wors Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wors is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms: Wõrš. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wors? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wors is the 1,718,748th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Wors are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wors is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name globally, held by 11 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 99 people, or 1 in 3,661,201. In The United States it is most frequent in: Missouri, where 88 percent live, Illinois, where 5 percent live and Florida, where 2 percent live. Not including The United States this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 5 percent live and Russia, where 4 percent live.

Wors Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wors has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wors surname grew 4,950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wors Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wors last name are 7.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.11% registered to vote for the party.

Wors earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.2% less than the national average, earning $40,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Worsh891,356/
Worsp8953/
Worse8916/
Woers893/
Worrs893/
Worsz891/
Woors891/
Wõrš831/
Worsch80592/
Worsøe80223/
Worsth801/
Woorst801/
Whorse801/
Woutrs801/
Worszt801/
Bors7513,584/
Wars75913/
Wers75323/
Vors75280/
Worx755/
Uors754/
Wurs751/
Worsche7317/
Woyrsch734/
Wohiers731/
Weers672,318/
Bours671,800/
Worch671,704/
Vorst671,196/
Wehrs671,000/
Borsh67943/
Warsh67719/
Voors67506/
Vorse67438/
Warse67417/
Buors67299/
Borrs67278/
Warsz67271/
Waers67169/
Borsz6793/
Boors6739/
Waars6732/
Warås6727/
Warsd6725/
Borss6719/
Voers6716/
Borås6712/
Wersh6711/
Warrs676/
Vours674/
Whers674/
Boyrs673/
Watrs673/
Warss672/
Worce672/
Werss672/
Wursp671/
Vorrs671/
Vorsh671/
Vorss671/
Wursh671/
Wurss671/
Weurs671/
Wörst671/
Wärst671/
Werås671/
Vohrs671/
Boirs671/
Wurse671/
Voirs670/
Worze670/
Wahrs670/
Uorse670/

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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 Wors
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