Werka Surname

185,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Werka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,9321:50,4905,344
Brazil1711:1,251,89743,012
Indonesia611:2,168,020133,281
Poland501:760,17561,940
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Ivory Coast131:1,774,71034,235
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Werka (3,133) may also be a first name.

Werka Last Name Facts

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

Werka is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Werka.

How Common Is The Last Name Werka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 185,182nd most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,183,725 people. The surname Werka is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Werka reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Werka is also the 128,628th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 3,133 people.

The surname Werka is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,932 people, or 1 in 50,490. Not including Ethiopia this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 7 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.

Werka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Werka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Werka last name grew 163 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Werka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Werka are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Werka earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.23% more than the national average, earning $58,781 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Werkau9159/
Wercka916/
Weerka912/
Werkay911/
Werkat911/
Werkai911/
Wearka910/
Wherka910/
Wiercka831/
Wierzka831/
Weireka831/
Werkaha831/
Werke8013,151/
Worka802,761/
Warka801,228/
Wirka80509/
Verka80176/
Werki80113/
Werko8019/
Werca808/
Werky802/
Wyrka801/
Werqa801/
Werkie733,865/
Werkit731,288/
Berkau73502/
Uherka73243/
Warkay73138/
Verkaa73102/
Werket7343/
Verkka7332/
Warkah7329/
Wirkas7329/
Warkai7321/
Berkaa7321/
Vercka7320/
Verkau7317/
Verkay7314/
Workah7312/
Verkad739/
Werkey739/
Verkaj739/
Warkaa737/
Workai735/
Warkha735/
Verkas735/
Wuerke735/
Wehrke733/
Wierke733/
Werkou733/
Workea731/
Berkaï731/
Wirkah731/
Verzka731/
Verkah731/
Veerka731/
Huerka731/
Verkai731/
Warkka731/
Workay731/
Vherka731/
Wercke731/
Weirke731/
Vierka731/
Werhke730/
Werkee730/
Vearka730/
Verkaya6743/
Waireka6715/
Ouerkat678/
Warhkaa676/
Wuerkey672/
Berkkai671/
Wiercko671/
Weireke671/
Verkacz671/
Veereka671/
Bearkay671/
Verkaad671/
Hwarkaa671/
Warrkai671/
Huerrka671/
Verkach671/
Werkech671/
Werkich671/
Werckes670/
Werkott670/

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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
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  • 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 Werka
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