Wekari Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

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

Wekari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wekari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Wekari (23) may also be a first name.

Wekari Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wekari is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wekari.

How Common Is The Last Name Wekari? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,661,929th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 79 percent of Wekari reside; 79 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 79 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent given name worldwide It is held by 23 people.

The last name Wekari is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 194,136. In Papua New Guinea Wekari is most common in: Morobe, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wetkari92113/
Wakari831,196/
Wekare83191/
Vekari8319/
Wekara8315/
Wikari8312/
Wekeri839/
Wokari833/
Wykari831/
Vekariy7729,495/
Bekauri77195/
Bekairi77193/
Beykari77134/
Waikari7781/
Wakaari7755/
Wiskari7741/
Wakkari7732/
Wakariy7710/
Wakarii779/
Wokhari777/
Vekarai774/
Wakarie774/
Wakarui772/
Vekhari771/
Wakarei771/
Waakari771/
Wwakari771/
Wikahri771/
Hwakari771/
Bekarri771/
Wokkari771/
Wokaari771/
Wekouri771/
Wakairi771/
Behkari771/
Bekarei771/
Vaekari771/
Bekkairi71160/
Beykarri7122/
Wakkarij7114/
Whakaari718/
Veikkari714/
Beckhari711/
Beykarai711/
Vekarich711/
Wesdkare711/
Bekkaari711/
Huekariy711/
Wetkaree711/
Becari67941/
Beqari67685/
Wakori67423/
Vikari67260/
Wekere67227/
Vakari67197/
Wakary67114/
Wakare67100/
Wikary6756/
Wikara6752/
Wakeri6726/
Vekara6722/
Wekery6719/
Vecari6718/
Wicari6718/
Wikare678/
Veskaisri676/
Vekori676/
Wokori676/
Wekora675/
Vokari673/
Wikeri672/
Vekare672/
Wacori672/
Waqari671/
Uekara671/
Wacari671/
Wokare671/
Wecare671/

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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 Wekari
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