Wareke Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wareke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wareke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1251:65,2308,500
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wareke (149) may also be a first name.

Wareke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wareke is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wareke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wareke is the 1,573,888th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 96 percent of Wareke live; 96 percent live in Oceania Islands and 96 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wareke is also the 754,880th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 149 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 65,230. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Hela, where 35 percent reside, Gulf, where 14 percent reside and Western Highlands, where 12 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Warecke9221/
Warieke921/
Warzeke921/
Warek9186/
Warreker862/
Wareeket861/
Warhecke860/
Woreke832,737/
Warake83276/
Warike83170/
Wareka83167/
Wereke83128/
Wareck8374/
Warzek8351/
Waresk8330/
Waurek8328/
Warrek8318/
Vareke8313/
Wareik837/
Wareki834/
Wareak832/
Wayrek832/
Wareek832/
Warece831/
Waroke831/
Wharek831/
Wariek831/
Wareeq831/
Warrecker8028/
Worekie771,288/
Warecki77917/
Warecka7784/
Warzeka7769/
Waraike7734/
Warikea7719/
Warieka7716/
Waireka7715/
Waureck7712/
Wairake7712/
Warakea7710/
Warejka779/
Woreket779/
Wareyka778/
Bareeke776/
Wasreck776/
Wareika776/
Werekie774/
Waitrek773/
Warrake773/
Wariske773/
Warzeck772/
Bareike772/
Wareski772/
Warrike772/
Barekey772/
Warriek772/
Woureke772/
Waracke771/
Warreck771/
Warzeik771/
Warzyke771/
Wgareak771/
Weireke771/
Vareker771/
Warikei771/
Waureki771/
Werekhe771/
Wariekh771/
Wairike771/
Wairoke771/
Barekei771/
Barreke771/
Vwereke771/
Wareeka771/
Worek732,373/
Warik73777/
Varek73103/
Waryk7353/
Wareg7322/
Warzecka7171/
Warriker7157/
Warzecki7146/
Warejcka7131/
Warekois7129/
Vwerheke7111/
Vareecke7110/
Vairecke714/
Wareckiy712/
Warricke712/
Waurecki712/
Warracke711/
Wereikhe711/
Baregkey711/
Waricker711/
Vareeket711/
Wareekit711/
Warrakey710/
Warrieck710/
Werake67616/
Vargek67592/
Varake67551/
Warika67413/
Warick67396/
Wariki67329/
Warricker67326/
Waroki67207/
Waraky67191/
Vareka67174/
Werike67147/
Warrik67129/
Vaurek67121/
Waraki67120/
Worike6792/
Waryck6784/
Warzeg6776/
Warzec6754/
Bareak6736/
Varekh6733/
Uharek6732/
Worzek6725/
Varike6721/
Woreck6716/
Warzyk6714/
Woreka6711/
Vereke6710/
Vareck679/
Bareeq679/
Wereki679/
Variek677/
Waraik677/
Baurek676/
Worake676/
Waurik675/
Waarik674/
Varrek674/
Woreki674/
Wareag673/
Woreschke673/
Waireg672/
Warzik672/
Barjke672/
Bairek672/
Warikh672/
Bareqe671/
Wairik671/
Worrek671/
Warijk671/
Vareek671/
Vareki671/
Varoke671/
Varece671/
Vareqe671/
Wauryk671/
Woirek671/
Bäreke671/
Weryke671/
Uereke671/
Warrickes670/
Wherrecke670/
Waregh670/

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Footnotes

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