Werema Surname

57,128th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,866 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Werema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7,8061:6,782889
Kenya7061:65,4116,292
Uganda1721:226,97317,480
Poland1611:236,07930,273
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
England31:18,572,686338,250
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Werema (1,294) may also be a first name.

Werema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Werema (Oriya: େୱେରମା) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Werema? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 57,128th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 821,965 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Werema reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 218,876th most commonly occurring forename worldwide It is held by 1,294 people.

The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 7,806 people, or 1 in 6,782. In Tanzania Werema is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 59 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 11 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 8 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.

Werema Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Werema earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning $20,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wierema92320/
Weremat92256/
Weremas9267/
Weremay9228/
Weremoa922/
Weirema921/
Werzema921/
Weremeas861/
Weremi831,652/
Warema83211/
Wereme83182/
Weremy83142/
Verema83109/
Berema8357/
Weroma8321/
Werima8317/
Weremo832/
Wirema832/
Werama831/
Weremij7787/
Beremau7762/
Wierima7742/
Ouerema7731/
Weremey7731/
Beremma7717/
Veremga776/
Wairema776/
Werahma774/
Wierama773/
Vierema773/
Berhema772/
Waremai772/
Werzima771/
Werimah771/
Vergema771/
Wareema771/
Weremet771/
Werreme771/
Bereama771/
Weremej771/
Bereima771/
Beerema771/
Wayrema771/
Weremuo771/
Werhama771/
Weremot771/
Berrema771/
Weremer770/
Verrema770/
Veeremaa7151/
Wierimaa7146/
Weremiej7115/
Weriemmi714/
Berremma711/
Wieremij711/
Warima671,079/
Werimo67859/
Wirama67762/
Wirima67490/
Berima67455/
Warama67243/
Waroma67241/
Verama67175/
Veremo67132/
Birema67126/
Varema6783/
Veremi6766/
Wieremiej6759/
Wyryma6747/
Bereme6741/
Uanwereme6739/
Beremo6737/
Veremy6725/
Woryma6723/
Worima6718/
Beremi6714/
Waremo679/
Werimi679/
Vereme678/
Weromo677/
Veroma676/
Verima675/
Wieremiey675/
Veremjova674/
Wiremi674/
Woroma674/
Werime673/
Worama672/
Virema672/
Wireme671/
Wherremes671/
Uerima671/
Beremy671/
Werheimer671/

Werema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Werema in the Oriya language
େୱେରମାewerama-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Werema
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