Weringa Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Weringa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weringa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1511:305,82719,250
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Weringa Last Name Facts

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

Weringa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Weringa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,070,546th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Weringa live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 305,827. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 97 percent are found, Kajiado County, where 1 percent are found and Kericho County, where 1 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 6 percent are found.

Weringa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Weringa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Weringa last name grew 6,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Weringa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Weringa are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Weringa earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.35% more than the national average, earning $43,730 USD per year.

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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 Weringa
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