Woyer Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Kenya

Woyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Woyer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woyer is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woyer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Woyer are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Woyer is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States Woyer is mostly found in: Virginia, where 92 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States Woyer is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 25 percent live.

Woyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woyer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Woyer surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woyer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Woyer surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Woyer surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Woyer earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.6% more than the national average, earning $53,762 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boyer80156,080/
Weyer8012,248/
Voyer806,108/
Woehr80661/
Wayer80590/
Wower80499/
Wuyer8021/
Woyar8015/
Wiyer805/
Wojer804/
Woier802/
Woyor801/
Wouer801/
Whoer800/
Weyher73331/
Boyher73198/
Booyer7383/
Bohyer7381/
Wayere7360/
Wuayer7332/
Wayert7330/
Wojerz7329/
Wouere7313/
Wayier739/
Buoyer739/
Weyere732/
Wyhier732/
Vouyer732/
Vwayer731/
D'Wyer731/
Wogier731/
Wehyer731/
Wowere731/
Wuoyar731/
Boyeer731/
Wohwer731/
Wohier731/
Wiyere731/
Voyher731/
Weeyer730/
Boyerr730/
Weir6768,544/
Wour6710,052/
Wear678,990/
Vyer6757/
Voer6749/
Wejr6730/
Weyr6720/
Weyhert677/
Boyr677/
Weur673/
Woir672/
Wheeoer672/
Oueyere671/
D'Boyer671/
Wuyr671/
Wooyard670/

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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 Woyer
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