Wekre Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Wekre Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wekre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway541:95,22813,033
Mauritania81:511,85818,608
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wekre Last Name Facts

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

Wekre (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻛﺮﻩ) is borne by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wekre? popularity and diffusion

Wekre is the 2,436,415th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Wekre are found; 87 percent are found in Northern Europe and 87 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Wekre is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 95,228. In Norway Wekre is mostly found in: Central Norway, where 69 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 31 percent live. Without taking into account Norway Wekre exists in one country. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 13 percent live.

Wekre Last Name Statistics demography

Wekre earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 2.3% more than the national average, earning 354,057 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wekere91227/
Wekire911/
Wekoire831/
Weker80157/
Wekry8087/
Wikre8079/
Wokre8046/
Wakre8032/
Wekra8026/
Vekre8020/
Wekri8018/
Wecker735,910/
Weiker73569/
Weyker73355/
Wieker73338/
Wekker73308/
Wickre73258/
Wykret7357/
Wakhre7356/
Weeker7352/
Weaker7331/
Weckry7318/
Wikere7312/
Wakrey7310/
Wikire7310/
Weuker737/
Wekert737/
Wekier735/
Vekere731/
Wehker731/
Waakre731/
Bekhre731/
Bekkre731/
Wekkry731/
Wueker731/
Wiekra731/
Wekcer731/
Wegker730/
Woikre730/
Beakre730/
Wedker730/
Wheker730/
Weicker671,306/
Weycker67138/
Weisker67138/
Wiecker67104/
Wheeker67102/
Wikaire6767/
Waikere6740/
Weißker6727/
Wejåker6720/
Wakhrey674/
Weiåker674/
Whekert672/
Weskert671/
Wahakre671/
Wecketr671/
Weidker671/
Weikerd671/
Weckher671/
Waikree671/
Weikeer671/
Vhekere671/
Whieker671/
Wickrey670/
Weakert670/
Weckerd670/
Whecker670/
Weikirt670/
Wickire670/
Weecker670/

Wekre Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wekre in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻛﺮﻩwkrh66.67
ﻭﻛﺮwkr33.33

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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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  • 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 Wekre
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