Werku Surname
Approximately 5,640 people bear this surname
Werku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 5,634 | 1:17,314 | 2,331 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Werku (52,843) may also be a first name.
Werku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Werku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Werku is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Werku? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 85,505th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,292,118 people. The last name Werku is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Werku are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 17,656th most frequently occurring forename in the world, held by 52,843 people.
Werku is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 5,634 people, or 1 in 17,314. Beside Ethiopia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Werkau | 91 | 59 | / |
| Werkou | 91 | 3 | / |
| Werkup | 91 | 0 | / |
| Worku | 80 | 394,715 | / |
| Warku | 80 | 1,445 | / |
| Wirku | 80 | 102 | / |
| Wreku | 80 | 16 | / |
| Verku | 80 | 8 | / |
| Werkusch | 77 | 56 | / |
| Berkau | 73 | 502 | / |
| Verkou | 73 | 44 | / |
| Verkuj | 73 | 21 | / |
| Verkau | 73 | 17 | / |
| Wirkuu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wirkui | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wyrkus | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wirkou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wirkuś | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wirkku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Warkeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Workhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Workeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wirkuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Berkui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wirkup | 73 | 0 | / |
| Verkush | 67 | 17 | / |
| Verkeus | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Werku
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