Werewere Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Werewere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Werewere (28) may also be a first name.
Werewere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Werewere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Werewere is most common in Benin. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Werewere? popularity and diffusion
Werewere is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Werewere is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Werewere live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly used given name throughout the world It is held by 28 people.
The surname Werewere is most commonly held in Benin, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 2,067,120. In Benin Werewere is most prevalent in: Borgou Department, where 100 percent are found. Not including Benin Werewere exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hwerehwere | 89 | 8 | / |
| Wherewhere | 89 | 1 | / |
| Berewer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Verewer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Berebere | 75 | 100 | / |
| Wareware | 75 | 22 | / |
| Verevere | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bereebere | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vherevere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Berebeire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bereber | 67 | 1,117 | / |
| Vherevhere | 67 | 21 | / |
| Birewer | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Werewere
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