Werke Surname

39,925th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Werke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia13,0391:7,4811,169
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Werke (2,205) may also be a first name.

Werke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Werke occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Werke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 39,925th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 554,144 people. Werke is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Werke are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 159,335th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 2,205 people.

Werke is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 13,039 people, or 1 in 7,481. Without taking into account Ethiopia this surname is found in 23 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 0 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Werke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Werke has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 340 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Werke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Werke surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

Werke earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.25% less than the national average, earning $37,431 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Werkie913,865/
Werket9143/
Werkey919/
Wuerke915/
Wehrke913/
Wierke913/
Woerke911/
Weirke911/
Wercke911/
Werkee910/
Werhke910/
Werk892,399/
Wuerkey832/
Weireke831/
Werkech831/
Woehrke830/
Werckes830/
Worke8056,550/
Werka802,289/
Warke802,190/
Verke80206/
Werck80188/
Werki80113/
Wierk80110/
Wirke8068/
Werky802/
Weerk802/
Weark801/
Werzk801/
Werqe801/
Wuerk801/
Workie7351,805/
Werkit731,288/
Vierke73710/
Workey73336/
Warkey73248/
Bercke73114/
Warkie73105/
Verkey7398/
Wirkes7396/
Wierck7379/
Wrecke7374/
Werche7344/
Vehrke7343/
Warkeh7337/
Verker7328/
Behrke7313/
Workeh7310/
Berkej739/
Uehrke737/
Wercka736/
Bergke736/
Weirck732/
Warkhe732/
Warkei732/
Weerka732/
Wuerck731/
Berkee731/
Waarke731/
Witrke731/
Weirce731/
Verkeh731/
Verked731/
Werkai731/
Verkei731/
Wörker731/
Werkay731/
Verkee731/
Workea731/
Workee731/
Workei731/
Workeu731/
Warkeu731/
Wherka730/
Berrke730/
Wearka730/
Weireg730/
Berkke730/
Wirk67562/
Verk67506/
Werg6776/
Berkhey6754/
Viercke6728/
Werquet6719/
Werq6717/
Werquer679/
Wrek675/
Berkeij673/
Workheh671/
Wuerque671/
Uhergke671/
Wiercka671/
Wierzka671/
Werkaha671/
Werkich671/
Werkowa671/
Vuerker671/
Wjrk671/
Uerk671/
Vercker670/
Weireck670/
Whirkey670/

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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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  • 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 Werke
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