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 last name Wour is found in South Sudan more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wour? popularity and diffusion

Wour is the 51,008th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 724,985 people. The last name Wour is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wour are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Wour is also the 122,466th most commonly held given name globally, held by 3,385 people.

It is most frequently occurring in South Sudan, where it is held by 10,040 people, or 1 in 1,137. Excluding South Sudan Wour occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 0 percent are found and Niger, where 0 percent are found.

Wour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wour has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wour last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wour Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Wour surname is chiefly 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
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