Wour Surname
Approximately 10,052 people bear this surname
Wour Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 10,040 | 1:1,137 | 224 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Wour (3,385) may also be a first name.
Wour Demographics
Wour Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woure | 89 | 144 | / |
| Wouer | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wourt | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wor | 86 | 5,855 | / |
| Wur | 86 | 184 | / |
| Wouere | 80 | 13 | / |
| Wourre | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wourth | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wuor | 75 | 26,501 | / |
| Bour | 75 | 15,973 | / |
| Wurz | 75 | 2,868 | / |
| Wurr | 75 | 631 | / |
| Wore | 75 | 413 | / |
| Woor | 75 | 206 | / |
| Worr | 75 | 175 | / |
| Wohr | 75 | 156 | / |
| Worh | 75 | 118 | / |
| Wure | 75 | 113 | / |
| Vour | 75 | 87 | / |
| Wuar | 75 | 81 | / |
| Woer | 75 | 75 | / |
| Whur | 75 | 58 | / |
| Wuhr | 75 | 52 | / |
| Waur | 75 | 44 | / |
| Worz | 75 | 44 | / |
| Whor | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wurd | 75 | 3 | / |
| Weur | 75 | 3 | / |
| Woir | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vwor | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wurp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wgor | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wuyr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wuir | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wauer | 67 | 1,305 | / |
| Woehr | 67 | 661 | / |
| Wayor | 67 | 628 | / |
| Wower | 67 | 499 | / |
| Bouer | 67 | 337 | / |
| Woore | 67 | 190 | / |
| Worre | 67 | 180 | / |
| Woort | 67 | 164 | / |
| Waure | 67 | 142 | / |
| Whurr | 67 | 117 | / |
| Bourh | 67 | 70 | / |
| Wuehr | 67 | 59 | / |
| Wahur | 67 | 59 | / |
| Bouhr | 67 | 56 | / |
| Wejor | 67 | 35 | / |
| Wajur | 67 | 34 | / |
| Waior | 67 | 31 | / |
| Wiyor | 67 | 24 | / |
| Wuyer | 67 | 21 | / |
| Wortt | 67 | 16 | / |
| Woyer | 67 | 16 | / |
| Woyar | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wuerr | 67 | 14 | / |
| Woire | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wojar | 67 | 9 | / |
| Weior | 67 | 9 | / |
| Whore | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ouhar | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hwore | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bourr | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wajor | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wuarr | 67 | 5 | / |
| Whoor | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wojer | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bouër | 67 | 4 | / |
| Whort | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wojir | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wohre | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wuire | 67 | 3 | / |
| Worrh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Voure | 67 | 3 | / |
| Woier | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wuard | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wojor | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wotrh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Worrz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wioar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weuer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vouer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Worrt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woyor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wijor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wujor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Worhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouhor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whorp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuart | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woird | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weure | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whorr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wohrh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wosrz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuhrh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuhyr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whure | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weaur | 67 | 0 | / |
| Worrd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wordt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wuhar | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wuier | 67 | 0 | / |
| Woihr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wurtt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wutrz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weurz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whoer | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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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