Woru Surname

236,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,697 people bear this surname

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

Woru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1631:152,3159,636
Indonesia4501:293,88726,204
Papua New Guinea661:123,54116,840
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080

Woru (586) may also be a first name.

Woru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woru is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 236,740th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,294,370 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Woru are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 345,673rd most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 586 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,163 people, or 1 in 152,315. In Nigeria Woru is most common in: Oyo, where 38 percent live, Niger, where 37 percent live and Kwara, where 14 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 27 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Worou8933,051/
Worup8955/
Wooru8919/
Worru8910/
Worau899/
Worui894/
Wgoru891/
Woruu891/
Woiru891/
Wworu891/
Wourou8068/
Woorou8013/
Woirou8011/
Worrou806/
Woorgu803/
Hworou802/
Worrau801/
Worusz801/
Worohu801/
Woorup801/
Worhus800/
Boru7535,620/
Weru757,273/
Waru753,977/
Wuru75461/
Voru7554/
Uoru757/
Wotruch735/
Worzruh732/
Worouha731/
Worgouh731/
Wouroup731/
Warui6714,058/
Warou671,872/
Borau67907/
Borou67813/
Warau67550/
Borru67428/
Vorau67260/
Hweru67236/
Bouru67170/
Borui67152/
Vorou67140/
Waruh67126/
Voruz67125/
Wauru67112/
Vorup6794/
Booru6763/
Hwaru6762/
Vorus6759/
Waruś6748/
Waaru6745/
Wheru6744/
Vorui6737/
Boruț6727/
Uhoru6725/
Boruğ6722/
Warru6721/
Boreu6719/
Vorru6710/
Borhu6710/
Wurui6710/
Wahru679/
Woroň677/
Boiru677/
Wurou676/
Wurau676/
Wehru676/
Werru675/
Waruu675/
Waeru674/
Wurru674/
Werui674/
Wuaru674/
Werhu673/
Boruň673/
Waruz673/
Wharu672/
Wweru672/
Borșu672/
Uorou672/
Boruï671/
Waruy671/
Boyru671/
Boruj671/
Vouru671/
Werau671/
Weruu671/
Vooru671/
Boruy671/
Buoru671/
Woroe670/

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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 Woru
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