Wereshe Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Wereshe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Wereshe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wereshe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wereshe has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wereshe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wereshe is the 6,723,624th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Wereshe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wereshe live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is most common in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 38 percent reside and Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.
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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 Wereshe
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