Werh Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Werh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia321:137,76710,163
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Werh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Werh occurs more in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Werh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Werh is the 3,185,033rd most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Werh are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 137,767. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Nimba County, where 75 percent live, Grand Bassa County, where 16 percent live and Grand Cape Mount County, where 3 percent live. Barring Liberia Werh exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 5 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Werhe893/
Werhs893/
Wearh891/
Wherh891/
Werph891/
Wierh891/
Wer863,456/
Wearth8012/
Weirth8010/
Weerhe801/
Werrhe801/
Weir7568,544/
Were7558,438/
Wehr7510,278/
Wear758,990/
Wier754,266/
Werz752,496/
Weer751,111/
Berh75780/
Werr75736/
Hwer7589/
Wuer7567/
Wher7559/
Verh7557/
Wejr7530/
Weyr7520/
Wrhe754/
Weur753/
Wirh753/
Wyrh752/
Wwer751/
Weere676,221/
Weare671,983/
Werre671,045/
Hwere67943/
Whear67529/
Wuerz67275/
Wierz67234/
Wiehr67221/
Wirht67154/
Weire67125/
Werpp67111/
Wehrt67106/
Wåger6774/
Verhe6762/
Wuehr6759/
Wheir6757/
Wertt6749/
Where6741/
Wearp6734/
Weyre6715/
Wuerr6714/
Hwier6713/
Beerh679/
Verdh678/
Wuher677/
Whier676/
Weirr676/
Bearh675/
Weihr673/
Verzh672/
Whreh672/
Verhs672/
We're672/
Wehre672/
Wethr672/
Weahr671/
Wherr671/
Wwreh671/
Wouer671/
Wierr671/
Wherz671/
Werrr671/
Hweer671/
Wheer671/
Vierh671/
Wejre671/
Weitr671/
Weirz671/
Whehr671/
Wearr670/
Wehrr670/
Wehrz670/

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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
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  • 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 Werh
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