Waruko Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

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

Waruko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waruko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Waruko (3) may also be a first name.

Waruko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waruko occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Waruko.

How Common Is The Last Name Waruko? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Waruko live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Waruko is also the 7,463,778th most numerous forename throughout the world. It is borne by 3 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Bougainville, where 50 percent are found and East Sepik, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea Waruko occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wairuko923/
Waroukou862/
Wairuiko861/
Waruka83364/
Wariko8354/
Waroko8330/
Varuko8321/
Waruco8312/
Woruko831/
Warikoo77360/
Warikou7730/
Worouko7729/
Wairuka7719/
Wairoko7716/
Warikoi774/
Vwaruka771/
Warriko771/
Varushko7123/
Woroukou7122/
Watrucka717/
Vairouko711/
Wargucka711/
Wauruska710/
Waroka671,680/
Warika67413/
Baruco67334/
Woruka67290/
Vairoukoi67139/
Variko6742/
Weriko6738/
Weruka6718/
Varuka6718/
Woroko6713/
Vatrushko677/
Vairoukoy672/
Vairoukou671/
Wouroukou671/
Uaruka671/

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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
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  • 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 Waruko
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