Weiru Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Weiru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Weiru (3,725) may also be a first name.
Weiru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weiru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Weiru is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weiru? popularity and diffusion
The last name Weiru is the 4,427,875th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. Weiru occurs mostly in Oceania, where 60 percent of Weiru live; 60 percent live in Oceania Islands and 60 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Weiru is also the 115,382nd most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 3,725 people.
The surname Weiru is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: West Sepik, where 92 percent are found and Jiwaka, where 8 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 20 percent are found and Thailand, where 10 percent are found.
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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 Weiru
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