Werdofa Surname

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

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Werdofa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werdofa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Werdofa (7,629) may also be a first name.

Werdofa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Werdofa is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Werdofa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Werdofa is the 2,661,929th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname Werdofa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Werdofa live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Werdofa is also the 73,347th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 7,629 people.

The last name is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 1,990,740. Not including Ethiopia Werdofa is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Werdoffa935/
Wordofa869,086/
Werdefa861/
Werdf831/
Wordoffa809/
Weerdhof807/
Woredofa804/
Wierdhof801/
Wordof772/
Wordfa771/
Woerdhoff750/
Berdofe7124/
Wordefa719/
Wardoff712/
Wardova711/
Worodfa711/
Wordafa711/
Wordoff710/
Wurdoff710/
Wardhoff6713/
Wordf671/
Wardf671/

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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 Werdofa
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