Werema Surname
Approximately 8,866 people bear this surname
Werema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 7,806 | 1:6,782 | 889 |
| Kenya | 706 | 1:65,411 | 6,292 |
| Uganda | 172 | 1:226,973 | 17,480 |
| Poland | 161 | 1:236,079 | 30,273 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Werema (1,294) may also be a first name.
Werema Demographics
Average Werema Salary in
United States
$20,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Werema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Werema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Werema (Oriya: େୱେରମା) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Werema? popularity and diffusion
Werema is the 57,128th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 821,965 people. Werema is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Werema live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 218,876th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 1,294 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 7,806 people, or 1 in 6,782. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated 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. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found 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 devotion of those holding the surname is primarily 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
Werema Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Werema in the Oriya language | ||
| େୱେରମା | ewerama | - |
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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 Werema
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