Wereko Surname
Approximately 2,184 people bear this surname
Wereko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2,078 | 1:13,003 | 1,707 |
| Papua New Guinea | 91 | 1:89,601 | 11,921 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Wereko (20) may also be a first name.
Wereko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wereko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wereko is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wereko? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 192,736th most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,336,788 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Wereko live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wereko is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring given name worldwide It is held by 20 people.
Wereko is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 2,078 people, or 1 in 13,003. Not including Ghana this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weretko | 92 | 45 | / |
| Werekoh | 92 | 22 | / |
| Wereyko | 92 | 8 | / |
| Werekou | 92 | 3 | / |
| Werejko | 92 | 3 | / |
| Werekoa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wereiko | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wereszko | 86 | 311 | / |
| Wierejko | 86 | 12 | / |
| Wireko | 83 | 4,606 | / |
| Wereka | 83 | 125 | / |
| Weriko | 83 | 38 | / |
| Werako | 83 | 5 | / |
| Vereko | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weryko | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wierzeyko | 80 | 10 | / |
| Wierzeiko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Veretko | 77 | 663 | / |
| Weretka | 77 | 122 | / |
| Vereško | 77 | 93 | / |
| Vereyko | 77 | 80 | / |
| Vereiko | 77 | 59 | / |
| Wirekoh | 77 | 35 | / |
| Verekos | 77 | 14 | / |
| Wareyko | 77 | 13 | / |
| Wereska | 77 | 12 | / |
| Werecka | 77 | 8 | / |
| Bereiko | 77 | 6 | / |
| Werokou | 77 | 6 | / |
| Berecko | 77 | 2 | / |
| Weireka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Werikoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vetreko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beregko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Werikoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wereská | 77 | 1 | / |
| Verekou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vuereko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Worejko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Berejko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Berreko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wirekoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vereshko | 71 | 978 | / |
| Weryszko | 71 | 345 | / |
| Wereszka | 71 | 206 | / |
| Wierikko | 71 | 8 | / |
| Weryshko | 71 | 8 | / |
| Wereszká | 71 | 3 | / |
| Werikouh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wareka | 67 | 167 | / |
| Warako | 67 | 104 | / |
| Wariko | 67 | 54 | / |
| Waroko | 67 | 30 | / |
| Wiroko | 67 | 19 | / |
| Woroko | 67 | 13 | / |
| Woreka | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vereka | 67 | 10 | / |
| Werika | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wirako | 67 | 10 | / |
| Veriko | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bereco | 67 | 8 | / |
| Veroko | 67 | 6 | / |
| Weraka | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vireko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Worako | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weryka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weryco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Verako | 67 | 1 | / |
| Verheecko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wereca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weroka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veryko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bereqo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiriko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wrejka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weroca | 67 | 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 Wereko
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis