Werigi Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Werigi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werigi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Werigi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Werigi is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Werigi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Werigi is the 4,649,889th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Werigi is mostly found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Werigi reside; 100 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 94 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 479,630. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: East Sepik, where 82 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea Werigi is found in one country. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Werigui922/
Wereigui861/
Werrigui861/
Warigi83283/
Berigi8397/
Werige838/
Verigi836/
Weriga835/
Wirigi832/
Werici831/
Weregi831/
Worighi77239/
Berigoi7768/
Verigić7720/
Werigha7711/
Weregie7710/
Berigai779/
Berighi776/
Wairigi774/
Wetrisi774/
Wereiga773/
Warigoi771/
Werizie771/
Verigoi771/
Wirigui771/
Werighe771/
Warrigi771/
Werzige771/
Werziga771/
Waruigi771/
Warigai771/
Wirighis7145/
Werzeiga715/
Wheridge712/
Verrigui711/
Wesridge711/
Werighes711/
Werizger711/
Wiriguis711/
Werzeige711/
Werriges710/
Beregi67676/
Birigi67124/
Verici67123/
Warige6764/
Verugi6748/
Virigi6736/
Werege6728/
Weresi6722/
Berige6722/
Varigi6720/
Wirighiss6719/
Werega6713/
Wirrighis6711/
Wirisi6710/
Berizi678/
Warugi676/
Wairuingi676/
Werise672/
Verizi671/
Wirige671/
Vorigi671/
Verisi671/
Wirriguis671/
Waregi671/
Verige671/
Verigă671/
Veregi671/
Wirrighiz671/
Whetridge670/

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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 Werigi
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