Wereman Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Qatar

Wereman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wereman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Wereman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wereman has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wereman? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wereman is the 7,117,718th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Wereman occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Wereman reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Wereman is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mara Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 14 percent are found and Qatar, where 14 percent are found.

Wereman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wereman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wereman last name declined 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Wereman
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