Wowra Surname

320,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wowra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wowra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland9161:41,4946,496
Germany1951:412,84937,725
Czechia201:531,67354,411
United States191:19,076,786604,894
England121:4,643,172139,951
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Wowra Last Name Facts

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

Wowra is carried by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wowra? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wowra is the 320,056th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,239,337 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Wowra are found; 80 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 80 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Poland, where it is borne by 916 people, or 1 in 41,494. Other than Poland it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 17 percent reside and Czechia, where 2 percent reside.

Wowra Last Name Statistics demography

Wowra earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.31% more than the national average, earning $57,521 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wawra801,218/
Wowro80204/
Wewra80187/
Wowry8078/
Wáwra804/
Wowre801/
Bowrah7334/
Wowros7317/
Wawras735/
Bowrai732/
Woiwre731/
Wawray731/
Wawracz6733/
Wawrach6715/
Wowrosz6713/
Wawreau671/

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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 Wowra
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