Wour Surname

51,008th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,052 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Wour Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan10,0401:1,137224
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wour (3,385) may also be a first name.

Wour Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wour is found most frequently in South Sudan. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wour.

How Common Is The Last Name Wour? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wour is the 51,008th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 724,985 people. The last name Wour is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wour live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 122,466th most frequently held forename globally, borne by 3,385 people.

This surname is most widespread in South Sudan, where it is carried by 10,040 people, or 1 in 1,137. Barring South Sudan it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 0 percent live and Niger, where 0 percent live.

Wour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wour has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wour surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wour Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woure89144/
Wouer891/
Wourt890/
Wor865,855/
Wur86184/
Wouere8013/
Wourre802/
Wourth800/
Wuor7526,501/
Bour7515,973/
Wurz752,868/
Wurr75631/
Wore75413/
Woor75206/
Worr75175/
Wohr75156/
Worh75118/
Wure75113/
Vour7587/
Wuar7581/
Woer7575/
Whur7558/
Wuhr7552/
Waur7544/
Worz7544/
Whor754/
Wurd753/
Weur753/
Woir752/
Vwor752/
Wurp751/
Wgor751/
Wuyr751/
Wuir750/
Wauer671,305/
Woehr67661/
Wayor67628/
Wower67499/
Bouer67337/
Woore67190/
Worre67180/
Woort67164/
Waure67142/
Whurr67117/
Bourh6770/
Wuehr6759/
Wahur6759/
Bouhr6756/
Wejor6735/
Wajur6734/
Waior6731/
Wiyor6724/
Wuyer6721/
Wortt6716/
Woyer6716/
Woyar6715/
Wuerr6714/
Woire6711/
Wojar679/
Weior679/
Whore678/
Ouhar677/
Hwore676/
Bourr676/
Wajor675/
Wuarr675/
Whoor675/
Wojer674/
Bouër674/
Whort673/
Wojir673/
Wohre673/
Wuire673/
Worrh673/
Voure673/
Woier672/
Wuard672/
Wojor672/
Wotrh671/
Worrz671/
Wioar671/
Weuer671/
Vouer671/
Worrt671/
Woyor671/
Wijor671/
Wujor671/
Worhe671/
Ouhor671/
Whorp671/
Wuart671/
Woird671/
Weure671/
Whorr671/
Wohrh671/
Wosrz671/
Wuhrh671/
Wuhyr671/
Whure670/
Weaur670/
Worrd670/
Wordt670/
Wuhar670/
Wuier670/
Woihr670/
Wurtt670/
Wutrz670/
Weurz670/
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
  • 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 Wour
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis