Wortoe Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wortoe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wortoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia331:133,5929,935
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wortoe Last Name Facts

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

Wortoe is found most frequently in Liberia. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wortoe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,373,373rd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wortoe are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 133,592. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Sinoe County, where 45 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 24 percent are found and Grand Kru County, where 21 percent are found. Apart from Liberia it occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wortou8326/
Wartoe8315/
Warthoe7799/
Wourtou7715/
Wartoet776/
Bortoey772/
Wortahe771/
Worteus771/
Wortu732/
Wourttou711/
Wartou6713/
Worthahea671/
Bortou671/
Wartoo671/
Wartão671/
Wortus670/
Worthouss670/

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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 Wortoe
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