Weresi Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Weresi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Weresi (39) may also be a first name.
Weresi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weresi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Weresi is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Weresi.
How Common Is The Last Name Weresi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Weresi are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 39 people.
Weresi is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria Weresi is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 100 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veresi | 83 | 56 | / |
| Wiresi | 83 | 19 | / |
| Werese | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weregi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ueresi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wairesi | 77 | 192 | / |
| Veresie | 77 | 75 | / |
| Veresai | 77 | 20 | / |
| Weregie | 77 | 10 | / |
| Wetrisi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Weredji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vereesi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wesredji | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wairesis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vereisie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Werriges | 71 | 0 | / |
| Beregi | 67 | 676 | / |
| Berezi | 67 | 377 | / |
| Werege | 67 | 28 | / |
| Viresi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Vereji | 67 | 19 | / |
| Werigi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wereza | 67 | 15 | / |
| Verezi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Verese | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wirisi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Werige | 67 | 8 | / |
| Werheiser | 67 | 3 | / |
| Werise | 67 | 2 | / |
| Veregi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Verisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Werici | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Weresi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis