Werknesh Surname
61,248th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 8,210 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia
Werknesh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 8,210 | 1:11,881 | 1,754 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Werkneshe | 94 | 9 | / |
| Werknes | 93 | 1 | / |
| Worknesh | 88 | 110,920 | / |
| Berknesh | 88 | 1,610 | / |
| Werknies | 88 | 2 | / |
| Werqnesh | 88 | 1 | / |
| Warknesh | 88 | 1 | / |
| Worknnesh | 82 | 1 | / |
| Berknes | 80 | 17 | / |
| Worknes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Worknish | 75 | 4 | / |
| Worknash | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wirkness | 75 | 1 | / |
| Verkennes | 71 | 71 | / |
| Verkinnes | 71 | 32 | / |
| Birknes | 67 | 142 | / |
| Byrknes | 67 | 97 | / |
| Verknäs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Berknez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Verknis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bjørknes | 63 | 204 | / |
| Birkness | 63 | 38 | / |
| Bercness | 63 | 1 | / |
| Verkennis | 59 | 257 | / |
| Verkinnis | 59 | 12 | / |
| Bjørkness | 59 | 1 | / |
| Birknäs | 53 | 8 | / |
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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 Werknesh
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis