Wuori Surname

617,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Finland

Wuori Surname Definition:

(Finnish) Dweller on a mountain.

Wuori Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3391:1,069,20077,954
Finland851:64,6677,355
Canada441:837,40065,151
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974

Wuori Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Finnish) Dweller on a mountain.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wuori Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wuori occurs most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wuori? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wuori is the 617,057th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 14,604,300 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Wuori live; 77 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 339 people, or 1 in 1,069,200. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 16 percent reside, Michigan, where 15 percent reside and Washington, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Wuori Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wuori surname are 7.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.44% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wuori earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.93% more than the national average, earning $46,569 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.42% more than the national average, earning $51,383 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuorio91157/
Wori891,737/
Whuorie8318/
Vuori803,959/
Worri80143/
Wouri80142/
Woryi8075/
Worzi8069/
Worei8042/
Worie8041/
Worai8029/
Woori8022/
Buori8018/
Uorai806/
Wosri805/
Worui804/
Wohri802/
Worgi802/
Wuora801/
Woriz801/
Woiri801/
Weuri801/
Uorit801/
Whori801/
Wuory801/
Uosri801/
Vuorio732,029/
Worrie73201/
Worait73153/
Worzie7366/
Wourai7356/
Woirei7345/
Woraid7336/
Woraia7324/
Wohuri739/
Wotrit734/
Wohrie732/
Wourie732/
Woorie732/
Wourri732/
Huorui731/
Buoroi731/
Wouris731/
Guhori731/
Wourid731/
Wourei731/
Whouri731/
Wourio731/
Buorai731/
Uorije731/
Uorich731/
Whoris730/
Wari6726,630/
Bori6723,012/
Wora673,946/
Wore67413/
Vori67257/
Uari67236/
Waurich67188/
Wory6789/
Wotrich6746/
Worrich6739/
Worisch6735/
Whorrie6728/
Uora6720/
Worj672/
Woraith672/
Huotrai671/
Uore671/
Wourhei671/
Wouhari671/
Woorich671/
Whourip670/
Worriss670/
Woorhis670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wuori
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