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 found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Werewere? popularity and diffusion
The last name Werewere is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly 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 frequently used first name on earth It is held by 28 people.
It is most widespread in Benin, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 2,067,120. In Benin it is primarily found in: Borgou Department, where 100 percent live. Excluding Benin Werewere is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 13 percent live.
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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