Werebu Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Werebu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Werebu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Werebu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Werebu has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Werebu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Werebu is the 3,323,005th most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Werebu reside; 97 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 97 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
It is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 239,815. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: East Sepik, where 85 percent reside and Morobe, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warebu | 83 | 48 | / |
| Werobu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Werabu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Berebu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Berebou | 77 | 14 | / |
| Warrebu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wirebush | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wirebauh | 71 | 0 | / |
| Waribu | 67 | 60 | / |
| Warabu | 67 | 45 | / |
| Beribu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Berrebouh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wirebusch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Verrebout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Worobou | 62 | 128 | / |
| Verevou | 62 | 4 | / |
| Wiribou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Woribou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Waribuh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Wairibu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Virgebau | 57 | 19 | / |
| Oueribou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Virabu | 50 | 4 | / |
| Biribu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Berivu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Varabu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Varibu | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Werebu
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