Worto Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Worto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Worto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia291:152,01810,911
Niger151:1,279,46826,841
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638

Worto (10) may also be a first name.

Worto Last Name Facts

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

Worto occurs more in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Worto? popularity and diffusion

Worto is the 2,876,555th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Worto reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held forename internationally, held by 10 people.

The surname Worto is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 152,018. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 45 percent reside, Maryland County, where 28 percent reside and Grand Kru County, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Liberia it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 33 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wourto91141/
Wortou9126/
Wortoh916/
Woorto915/
Wortos911/
Wortuo911/
Wourtou8315/
Worthop831/
Wourtho831/
Warto801,591/
Borto801,005/
Werto8021/
Worta8016/
Wourttou771/
Worthost770/
Bortoș73185/
Bortoi73182/
Wourta73151/
Bortoh7393/
Wortha7378/
Wartho7346/
Wertoy7324/
Bourto7315/
Wartou7313/
Boorto7310/
Wartto738/
Wartoś738/
Bortho737/
Wortas736/
Vuorto732/
Bortto732/
Wharto731/
Wherto731/
Borrto731/
Bortou731/
Vortos731/
Wartoo731/
Worthouss710/
Borthoh67109/
Bourtou67105/
Vourtos6740/
Voortou6735/
Vourtou6724/
Warthou6717/
Voireto674/
Whartod671/
Warthot671/
Bourtoi671/
Bourtto671/
Wortahe671/

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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 Worto
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