Wereng Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wereng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wereng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wereng (22) may also be a first name.

Wereng Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wereng is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wereng click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wereng? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,274,477th most common family name globally, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Wereng is primarily found in Asia, where 56 percent of Wereng reside; 56 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 56 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 22 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 6,612,460. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 45 percent reside, South Sulawesi, where 40 percent reside and Aceh, where 15 percent reside. Not including Indonesia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 42 percent reside and Uganda, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Werieng921/
Wehreng921/
Wiereng921/
Werng912/
Werengke866/
Werengue861/
Weyrengh860/
Bereng833,424/
Wering83303/
Werenc83139/
Wareng8340/
Vereng835/
Woreng832/
Wherng831/
Wierng831/
Weirng830/
Wearing773,198/
Wiering771,328/
Werring77527/
Wehring77521/
Woering77308/
Øvereng77244/
Weering77209/
Waering7778/
Weruing7767/
Weuring7767/
Weiring7750/
Weyring7743/
Wetring7714/
Warieng777/
Wahreng773/
Weringh773/
Wierhng771/
Wearnng771/
Whering771/
Berengh771/
Berreng771/
Waireng771/
Warreng770/
Warng736/
Berng734/
Wernk732/
Verng732/
Wernc730/
Wieringh7177/
Wearring7147/
Wettring7134/
Verengue7111/
Wehering715/
Wehrings714/
Behereng711/
Wirengue711/
Wuehring711/
Wearings711/
Wheering710/
Whearing710/
Waerring710/
Waring6717,604/
Bering675,928/
Wernke671,621/
Vering67734/
Bireng67174/
Werink67155/
Wiring67129/
Berenc67118/
Wäring6755/
Woring6746/
Wernck6712/
Uering679/
Hwarng671/
Verenk671/
Bernng671/
Vareng671/
Werync671/
Verenc671/
Worenc671/
Byreng671/
Wiernk671/
Verrengue671/
Warrng670/
Wyring670/
Wjring670/
Wernks670/

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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 Wereng
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