Werek Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Werek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Werek (70) may also be a first name.
Werek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Werek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Werek has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Werek.
How Common Is The Last Name Werek? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,373,373rd most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. Werek is primarily found in Oceania, where 38 percent of Werek reside; 38 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 38 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Werek is also the 1,162,016th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 70 people.
Werek is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Western Highlands, where 58 percent reside and Southern Highlands, where 42 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 32 percent reside and Canada, where 21 percent reside.
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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 Werek
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