Werage Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

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

Werage Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werage Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Werage (18) may also be a first name.

Werage Last Name Facts

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

The last name Werage occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Werage.

How Common Is The Last Name Werage? popularity and diffusion

The last name Werage is the 4,908,606th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 94 percent of Werage reside; 94 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 94 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Werage is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 18 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea Werage is primarily found in: Chimbu, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weerage9231/
Weyrage921/
Werhage920/
Weherage862/
Werzaghe861/
Weragi83310/
Weraga83171/
Verage8361/
Warage8351/
Werege8328/
Berage8318/
Werige838/
Werase831/
Wesrhager802/
Verhage773,325/
Veraghe77103/
Verange7727/
Waragie7725/
Weragui7717/
Weeraga7711/
Weregie7710/
Weragga776/
Veerage776/
Wairage776/
Berrage775/
Weeragi775/
Weerase772/
Weraaga772/
Verages771/
Veragee771/
Verrage771/
Wharage771/
Waraghe771/
Wieraga771/
Beraghe771/
Veragie770/
Beradge770/
Beraage770/
Weerainghe7510/
Weihtrager758/
Verhaege71767/
Verhaghe71146/
Veraeghe7124/
Verrange717/
Werragui712/
Wairange712/
Wheridge712/
Weyrauce711/
Wirangge711/
Wajrange711/
Werzeige711/
Verhages711/
Veraghes711/
Veiragee711/
Werzagha711/
Bereiage710/
Weireaga710/
Verhaeghe6711,453/
Beragi67591/
Verace67377/
Birage67282/
Wiragi67280/
Varage67220/
Veragi67185/
Wiraga67151/
Vorage67126/
Verase6786/
Beroge6733/
Warege6732/
Verheaghe6731/
Waragi6718/
Beraze6715/
Veraje6715/
Werasi6714/
Virage6714/
Wirase676/
Verhasghe674/
Verege672/
Byrage671/
Wirege671/
Wirige671/
Uerace671/
Veeragesh671/
Verige671/
Weregi671/
Verhaegeh671/
Verraguer671/
Werhaizer671/

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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 Werage
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