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 occurs in South Sudan more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wour? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 51,008th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 724,985 people. Wour is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wour reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 122,466th most widespread forename world-wide, held by 3,385 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Sudan, where it is held by 10,040 people, or 1 in 1,137. Other than South Sudan Wour occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 0 percent reside and Niger, where 0 percent reside.

Wour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wour has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wour Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wour surname is primarily 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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