Werike Surname
Approximately 147 people bear this surname
Werike Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 115 | 1:339,472 | 22,545 |
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Werike (159) may also be a first name.
Werike Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Werike Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Werike occurs most in Uganda. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Werike.
How Common Is The Last Name Werike? popularity and diffusion
Werike is the 1,453,389th most numerous last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Werike reside; 79 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 727,628th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 159 people.
The last name Werike is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 339,472. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kayunga District, where 20 percent are found, Mukono District, where 14 percent are found and Wakiso District, where 10 percent are found. Barring Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 21 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Werike
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