Werie Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Werie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 45 | 1:181,194 | 25,163 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Werie (37) may also be a first name.
Werie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Werie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Werie (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻮﺭﻳﻊ) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Werie? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,580,327th most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 82 percent of Werie live; 80 percent live in Oceania Islands and 80 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 37 people.
The surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 181,194. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Madang, where 53 percent live, West Sepik, where 27 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 18 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea Werie is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 7 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.
Werie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Werie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Werie surname decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Werie Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Werie in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻮﺭﻳﻊ | alwry | 75 |
| ﻭﺭﻳﻊ | wry | 25 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Werie
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis