Wera Surname

155,635th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,815 people bear this surname

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

Wera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea6491:12,5641,171
Belgium4711:24,4093,857
Poland4161:91,36714,063
Indonesia3641:363,32231,291
Kenya2611:176,93413,356
France1301:510,94471,022
Uganda1261:309,83621,278
United States861:4,214,639225,501
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Pakistan351:5,104,11132,876
Niger221:872,36419,806
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Tanzania181:2,941,20149,497
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
England71:7,959,723202,100
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Wéra (54) are calculated separately.

Wera (7,408) may also be a first name.

Wera Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wera (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺭﺍ, Oriya: େୱରା) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Wéra. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wera? popularity and diffusion

Wera is the 155,635th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,588,826 people. The last name Wera occurs predominantly in Europe, where 38 percent of Wera live; 23 percent live in Oceania Islands and 23 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 74,761st most numerous forename in the world It is held by 7,408 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 649 people, or 1 in 12,564. In Papua New Guinea Wera is mostly found in: Chimbu, where 56 percent reside, East Sepik, where 12 percent reside and West Sepik, where 8 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea it is found in 48 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 17 percent reside and Poland, where 15 percent reside.

Wera Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wera has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wera surname rose 344 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wera Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wera last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Wera last name are 6.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.94% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wera earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.4% less than the national average, earning $42,112 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.66% less than the national average, earning $35,444 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wéra9254/
Weera891,539/
Werra891,149/
Wiera89431/
Hwera8973/
Werea8973/
Weira8965/
Werai8955/
Werah8937/
Waera8926/
Wehra8925/
Weyra899/
Whera899/
Wejra894/
Werza894/
Weray893/
Weura893/
Wuera893/
Wwera892/
Werau891/
Weyrah802,252/
Weirah80393/
Waerea80139/
Weetra80109/
Wergau8037/
Weroha8023/
Wereau8022/
Weirau8020/
Wereha8017/
Werach8017/
Waerah8013/
Weeraa8013/
Wierah8012/
Weurah806/
Weurra806/
Wettra805/
Weeras804/
Werrad802/
Weerah802/
Wehrah802/
Weerai802/
Weerat802/
Wierza801/
Wieyra801/
Weyrad801/
Weyrau801/
Weriea801/
Wereah801/
Hwerza801/
Wwerga801/
Hweera801/
Werhaa801/
Werrga801/
Wehrau801/
Wethra801/
Hweras801/
Werhga801/
Weisra800/
Weiras800/
Wetrau800/
Vera75776,996/
Bera75604,003/
Were7558,438/
Wara7513,333/
Wira755,844/
Wery754,353/
Wora753,946/
Weri752,073/
Wero751,237/
Uera75645/
Wyra7584/
Whereat73147/
Weirath7385/
Weyrath7376/
Weirach7321/
Wettrau739/
Wedtrat738/
Weraich737/
Wuergau734/
Werhass732/
Hweirat731/
Wierzha731/
Weiraud731/
Whergai731/
Werrach731/
Weeraat731/
Weeyrah731/
Whereas731/
Weesraj731/
Weesraz731/
Weetrai731/
Werhaus730/
Wereatt730/
Viera67114,732/
Veras6757,701/
Beira6716,071/
Berra6714,833/
Verga6710,610/
Veera679,906/
Weere676,221/
Beera675,793/
Veira674,350/
Weyrauch673,274/
Huera672,885/
Verra672,461/
Waira672,358/
Weary672,087/
Werry672,020/
Weare671,983/
Warah671,690/
Verat671,611/
Berea671,468/
Beray671,315/
Warea671,313/
Warai671,311/
Verea671,292/
Whero671,074/
Werre671,045/
Waara671,018/
Hwere67943/
Veyra67864/
Wereh67836/
Worah67708/
Woira67704/
Wahra67689/
Vetra67650/
Werro67606/
Wehry67574/
Vesra67556/
Warau67550/
Vhera67468/
Wehri67449/
Veraa67426/
Hwara67417/
Verah67408/
Beraj67403/
Beara67326/
Berha67321/
Warra67317/
Veray67289/
Waray67287/
Weero67233/
Berai67223/
Beyra67215/
Vehra67171/
Berau67163/
Warha67142/
Wohra67138/
Wiery67130/
Veraj67128/
Weire67125/
Veraz67113/
Werey67112/
Wirza67107/
Veara6797/
Wirai6789/
Verad6788/
Worra6778/
Beraa6778/
Werho6778/
Wiere6776/
Werys6770/
Whara6769/
Werei6769/
Verau6766/
Werri6761/
Vaera6759/
Werie6756/
Wirah6754/
Wayra6747/
Veura6744/
Where6741/
Weroy6741/
Werou6737/
Wirau6737/
Verai6735/
Berța6735/
Vejra6734/
Weroh6733/
Hwira6732/
Weiri6729/
Worai6729/
Whora6727/
Verha6725/
Veroa6723/
Worha6722/
Weree6720/
Ouera6719/
Weeri6719/
Hweiratt6716/
Weyre6715/
Wejrauch6714/
Whery6713/
Uerga6712/
Vuera6712/
Weroj6712/
Waero6711/
Weryh6710/
Worau679/
Wujra679/
Wirra678/
Vwara678/
Worea677/
Werih676/
Uerra676/
Woyra676/
Weuro675/
Werij675/
Waraa674/
Wwora674/
Weery674/
Werui674/
Wieri674/
Verač674/
Woray673/
Weiry673/
Weury673/
Werhe673/
Wiero673/
Ueras672/
We're672/
Weroi672/
Wyrea672/
Wiroa672/
Wehre672/
Weihrach672/
Whira672/
Werii672/
Weriy672/
Weriz672/
Uehra672/
Wirer672/
Weari672/
Weiro672/
Währa672/
Wearo672/
Wajra672/
Hweri672/
Weroo672/
Hwero671/
Berđa671/
B'Era671/
Wehrrath671/
Werze671/
Weyhrach671/
Weirauth671/
Weitraut671/
Wejre671/
Ueroa671/
Verap671/
Uerai671/
Weuri671/
Wherá671/
Wuira671/
Voera671/
Uerat671/
Uerea671/
Uerza671/
Werraich671/
Weruo671/
Werzahay671/
Werzi671/
Waréa671/
Wyras671/
Wirea671/
Wiraj671/
Weure671/
Weryy671/
Wehro671/
Weryt671/
Beïra671/
Whearatt670/
Weyreach670/
Weiraich670/
Wierhauh670/

Wera Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wera in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﺭﺍwra-
Wera in the Oriya language
େୱରାewara-

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