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 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
| 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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