Wuor Surname

20,630th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Wuor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wuor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan23,2511:49199
Sudan2,2401:16,7462,298
Kenya9271:49,8175,074
Liberia461:95,8387,727
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wuor (13,875) may also be a first name.

Wuor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wuor is found in South Sudan more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wuor? popularity and diffusion

Wuor is the 20,630th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 274,991 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wuor reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 48,928th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 13,875 people.

It is most widespread in South Sudan, where it is carried by 23,251 people, or 1 in 491. Not including South Sudan it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 8 percent are found and Kenya, where 3 percent are found.

Wuor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Wuor last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Wuor earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 23.36% less than the national average, earning $33,069 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.89% more than the national average, earning $52,114 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wor865,855/
Uor86777/
Wuorth800/
Wour7510,052/
Buor75445/
Wore75413/
Huor75252/
Woor75206/
Worr75175/
Wohr75156/
Worh75118/
Wuar7581/
Worz7544/
Uord7523/
Whor754/
Uorh753/
Weur753/
Woir752/
Vwor752/
Uosr751/
Uore751/
Uort751/
Vuor751/
Wgor751/
Woore67190/
Worre67180/
Woort67164/
Woure67144/
Huort6756/
Wortt6716/
Woire6711/
Whore678/
Hwore676/
Wuarr675/
Whoor675/
Uhoor674/
Huord674/
Whort673/
Wohre673/
Worrh673/
Wuard672/
Woird671/
Vuhor671/
Wotrh671/
Worrz671/
Worrt671/
Worhe671/
Ouhor671/
Whorp671/
Wosrz671/
Uojrt671/
Wohrh671/
Whorr671/
Wuart671/
Wourt670/
Woihr670/
Wuhar670/
Wordt670/
Worrd670/
Weaur670/

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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 Wuor
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