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 occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wereng? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,274,477th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 56 percent of Wereng live; 56 percent live in Southeast Asia and 56 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wereng is also the 2,301,746th most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 22 people.

The last name Wereng is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 6,612,460. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 45 percent live, South Sulawesi, where 40 percent live and Aceh, where 15 percent live. Outside of Indonesia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 42 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.

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
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  • 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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