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 surname Werewere is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Werewere? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Werewere live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Werewere is also the 1,994,417th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 28 people.
Werewere is most frequently held in Benin, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 2,067,120. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Borgou Department, where 100 percent live. Beside Benin this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common 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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