Wereyou Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Wereyou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wereyou Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Wereyou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wereyou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Wereyou occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wereyou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Wereyou is predominantly found in Africa, where 29 percent of Wereyou reside; 29 percent reside in West Africa and 14 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 3,845,205. In The Ivory Coast it is most common in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 83 percent live and Gôh-Djiboua District, where 17 percent live. Aside from The Ivory Coast Wereyou is found in one country. It is also found in Liberia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weroyou861/
Wireyu778/
Bereyu771/
Verejou7198/
Verheyu713/
Whereju711/
Uereyeu711/
Waireou711/
Wherejuu671/
Vereyush671/

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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 Wereyou
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