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

The surname Weringa is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weringa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,070,546th most frequently held family name globally, held by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. The last name Weringa occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Weringa reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Weringa is most common in Kenya, where it is carried 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. Outside of Kenya Weringa exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 6 percent are found.

Weringa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Weringa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Weringa surname expanded 6,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Weringa Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Weringa last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political 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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