Werak Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Werak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Werak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Werak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Werak is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Werak.
How Common Is The Last Name Werak? popularity and diffusion
Werak is the 6,063,924th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Werak occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Werak reside; 50 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 50 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Manus, where 80 percent are found and National Capital District, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea Werak occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 20 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 Werak
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